"drop like a hot potato" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: drops like a hot potato [present, singular, third-person], dropping like a hot potato [participle, present], dropped like a hot potato [participle, past], dropped like a hot potato [past]
Etymology: See hot potato. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} drop like a hot potato (third-person singular simple present drops like a hot potato, present participle dropping like a hot potato, simple past and past participle dropped like a hot potato)
  1. (simile, transitive, informal) To get rid of or stop doing as quickly as possible. Tags: informal, transitive Synonyms: drop like a hot brick, drop like a hot skillet, drop like a bad habit
    Sense id: en-drop_like_a_hot_potato-en-verb-HGlw55rf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "See hot potato.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "drops like a hot potato",
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        "present",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dropping like a hot potato",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dropped like a hot potato",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "To get rid of or stop doing as quickly as possible."
      ],
      "id": "en-drop_like_a_hot_potato-en-verb-HGlw55rf",
      "qualifier": "simile",
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        "(simile, transitive, informal) To get rid of or stop doing as quickly as possible."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "drop like a hot brick"
        },
        {
          "word": "drop like a hot skillet"
        },
        {
          "word": "drop like a bad habit"
        }
      ],
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        "informal",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "drop like a hot potato"
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{
  "etymology_text": "See hot potato.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "drops like a hot potato",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dropping like a hot potato",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dropped like a hot potato",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dropped like a hot potato",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "*"
      },
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        "Pages with entries"
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      "glosses": [
        "To get rid of or stop doing as quickly as possible."
      ],
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        "(simile, transitive, informal) To get rid of or stop doing as quickly as possible."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "drop like a hot brick"
        },
        {
          "word": "drop like a hot skillet"
        },
        {
          "word": "drop like a bad habit"
        }
      ],
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        "informal",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "drop like a hot potato"
}

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