Question

Drop You Like a Hot Potato to get rid of something or somebody as quickly as possible

Accepted Answer

When she found out that Mark was lying to her, she dropped him like a hot potato. A hot potato stays hot for a long time because it contains a lot of water. If someone actually handed you a hot potato, you'd drop it quickly. If you didn't, you'd burn your hand. A writer in the early 19th century used this simile to mean to abandon, or drop, someone or something as fast as possible. "Hot potato" by itself means any embarrassing or dangerous problem.

Idiom	Drop You Like a Hot Potato
Example	When she found out that Mark was lying to her, she dropped him like a hot potato.
Meaning	to get rid of something or somebody as quickly as possible
Origin	A hot potato stays hot for a long time because it contains a lot of water. If someone actually handed you a hot potato, you'd drop it quickly. If you didn't, you'd burn your hand. A writer in the early 19th century used this simile to mean to abandon, or drop, someone or something as fast as possible. "Hot potato" by itself means any embarrassing or dangerous problem.

Hot Potato Drop Found Mark Lying Dropped Rid