drop someone or something like a hot potato

drop someone or something like a hot potato
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.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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