hot potato 烫手山芋
hot potato 烫手山芋(喻指棘手的问题) They will do anything they can to drop her like a hot potato. 他们会想尽办法把她这个烫手山芋给甩掉。 in hot water 遇到麻烦 I needed to be at the airport early, and as I got into a taxi I was worried that I might be in hot water if traffic congestion was worse than normal. 我需要早些到机场,所以我在坐上出租车时担心,要是交通比平常拥堵的话,我就麻烦了。 |