(uncountable) A child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires.
Mr President, so, the Irish presidency is handed the political hot potato of the draft European Constitution.
- Mijnheer de Voorzitter, wel, het Iers voorzitterschap is het heet hangijzer van de Europese ontwerpgrondwet in de schoot geworpen.Europarl8 Europarl8