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| 词汇 | drop someone or something like a hot potato |
| 释义 | drop someone or something like a hot potato Theme: ABANDONMENT tr. to disassociate oneself from someone or something instantly.When we learned of the conviction, we dropped him like a hot potato.I dropped the idea like a hot potato. drop (someone or something) like a hot potatoTo abandon someone or something suddenly and completely, sometimes to avoid potential problems. I haven't seen Cynthia in weeks because she dropped me like a hot potato once she started hanging out with the cool kids. We dropped our renovation plans like a hot potato after finding out how much the job would cost. drop someone or something like a hot potatoquickly abandon someone or something. informalDrop here is used literally, but also in the figurative sense of ‘end a social acquaintance with someone’. A hot potato can be used independently as a metaphor for a controversial or awkward issue or problem that no one wants to deal with. |
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