hot potato

US /hɑt pəˈteɪ.toʊ/
UK /hɑt pəˈteɪ.toʊ/
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heiße Kartoffel, heikles Thema

a controversial issue or problem that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with

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The issue of climate change has become a real hot potato in political debates.
Das Thema Klimawandel ist in politischen Debatten zu einer echten heißen Kartoffel geworden.
No one wants to deal with that hot potato of a budget deficit.
Niemand will sich mit dieser heißen Kartoffel des Haushaltsdefizits befassen.