drop someone/something like a hot potato

drop (someone or something) like a hot potato

To 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/something like a hot potato

tv. to disassociate oneself with someone or something instantly. When we learned of the conviction, we dropped him like a hot potato.

See also: drop, hot, like, potato, someone, something

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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drop (someone or something) like a hot brick
drop (someone or something) like a hot potato
drop like a hot potato
drop someone or something like a hot potato
drop something like a hot potato
desert (someone or something) for (someone or something)
desert for
deserted
leave
leave (someone or something) (at) (some place)

词组	drop someone/something like a hot potato
释义	drop someone/something like a hot potato drop (someone or something) like a hot potato To 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. See also: drop, hot, like, potato Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. drop someone/something like a hot potato tv. to disassociate oneself with someone or something instantly. When we learned of the conviction, we dropped him like a hot potato. See also: drop, hot, like, potato, someone, something McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: drop (someone or something) like a hot brick drop (someone or something) like a hot potato drop like a hot potato drop someone or something like a hot potato drop something like a hot potato desert (someone or something) for (someone or something) desert for deserted leave leave (someone or something) (at) (some place)
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