JAMB - English Language (2003 - No. 71)
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.
Publishing as a business venture has become a hot potato in Nigeria?
unacceptable
unpleasant
expensive
profitable
Paliwanag
Hot Potato in this context means an issue that makes everyone feel uncomfortable.
If you describe a problem or issue as a hot potato, you mean that it is very unpleasant and difficult, and nobody wants to deal with it.