Idiom: A Hot Potato Posted on 2nd February 201822nd November 2018 by DoubleClick A Hot Potato: Speak of an issue that is difficult to deal with and usually disputed Example: Tightening the gun laws in the USA is a political hot potato. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related Posted in Idiom and tagged idiom A.