Comments on: English idioms using "hot"

By: Clare

Clare — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:03:30 +0000

A hot potato is an issue that is controversial, or which makes people argue.

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:17:06 +0000

thank you very much for these useful idioms with the word hot. could you tell me, please, what " a hot potatoe" means. Thank you in advance.

By: ryan

ryan — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:20:34 +0000

Amazing, you are so hot stuff to provide such a hot topic.

By: Clare

Clare — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:48:32 +0000

It means that something / someone is considered the favourite to win:
Slumdog Millionaire was the hot favourite to win at the Oscars.
That horse is the hot favourite to win the Grand National.

By: Athari

Athari — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:07:35 +0000

I did not understand "a hot favourite"