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                           Phrase(s): drop someone or something like a hot potato  Fig. to disassociate oneself with someone or something instantly.  •  When we learned of the conviction, we dropped him like a hot potato.  •  I dropped the idea like a hot potato when the big boss said he didn’t like it.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           see HOT POTATO.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        American Heritage Idioms