the clean potato

1. That which is correct, moral, or appropriate. Steer clear of their latest scheme—it's definitely not the clean potato. Paul only involves himself in things that are the clean potato. You could learn a lot from him.

2. Someone of great integrity. Everyone trusted my grandfather with their business because they knew he was the clean potato.

See also: clean, potato

See also:

not (quite) the clean potato
steer clear
steer clear of
steer clear of (someone or something)
steer clear of someone/something
steer clear of, to
plain talk
be in a black cloud
in a black cloud
by weight

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