A controversial issue or situation that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with.
= Speak of an issue (mostly current) which many people are talking about and which is usually disputed.
= A problem, situation, etc. that is difficult to deal with and causes a lot of disagreement.
= A difficult problem that nobody wants to be associated with.
누구도 해결하기 꺼려하는/힘든 문제, 많은 반발을 일으킬 정도로 복잡한 문제
to drop someone/somthing like a hot potato = 꺼림칙한/어려운/당황스러운 대상을 즉각 멀리하다.
Example
A: "Do you think he can solve it?" 그가 이 문제 해결할 수 있다고 생각해?
B: "Well, not sure. It's a hot potato." 글쎄, 잘 모르겠다. 이거 골썩이는 문제잖아.
: Same-sex marriage has been a political hot potato so far.
동성결혼은 여태까지 정책적으로 손대기 힘든 문제라 여겨왔습니다.
: As soon as he found out that his contributor was involved in a racist organization, he dropped him like a hot potato.
그의 후원자가 인종차별 업체와 연관이 되었다는 걸 알자마자 그는 후원자를 즉각 멀리했습니다.
Edit by. King Ji | Photo by Monika Grabkowska on Unsplash
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