1 general:: 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
2 general:: see HOT POTATO.
American Heritage Idioms