potato

a couch potato (informal)

a person who does not like physical activity and prefers to sit down, usually to watch television. The remote control television was invented for couch potatoes.

See also: couch

drop someone/something like a hot brick/potato (informal)

to suddenly get rid of someone or something that you have been involved with because you do not want them any more or you are worried they may cause problems. The government dropped the plan like a hot brick when they realized the bad feeling it was causing.

See also: brick, drop, hot, like

a hot potato (informal)

something that is difficult or dangerous to deal with. The abortion issue is a political hot potato in the United States.

See also: hot

the meat and potatoes (American, informal)

the most important or basic parts of something. They stuck to the meat and potatoes of broadcasting - sports and news.

See also: meat

meat-and-potatoes (American, informal)

the meat and potatoes - the most important or basic parts of something. The focus was on jobs, health care, and other meat-and-potatoes issues. (always before noun)