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That’s a hot potato issue

Posted: June 1, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: FOOD, potato | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |Leave a comment

Last week Samantha Guthrie from the Today Show, in responding to a controversial topic, uttered this malaphor.  It is a mash up of “hot potato”  (something that is difficult to deal with) and “hot button issue” (an issue that people feel strongly about).  A malaphor salute to Mike Kovacs for spotting this one.

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