Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drop like a hot potato

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
drop -like a hot pota-to
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get rid of or stop doing (something) as quickly as possible.

Informal; Transitive verb

Etymology

See hot potato.

Usage

Inflected Forms

drops like a hot potato (present, singular) dropping like a hot potato (participle, present) dropped like a hot potato (participle, past) dropped like a hot potato (past)

Synonyms

drop like a hot brick drop like a hot skillet drop like a bad habit

Questions

What does drop like a hot potato mean?
To get rid of or stop doing (something) as quickly as possible.
Where does drop like a hot potato come from?
See hot potato.

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