Opposition leaders have criticized the government for failing to rein in rising fuel prices which ha...........

English ( Master) Idiom & Phrases

Directions: Identify the words that are similar in meaning to the phrase in bold. If none of option conveys the correct meaning, mark (E) as your answer. The options do not necessarily need to be grammatically correct.

Opposition leaders have criticized the government for failing to rein in rising fuel prices which have now turned into a political hot potato.

Interesting issue

Justified matter

Court case

Burning topic

None of these

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Explanation:

Correct Answer is (d).
A hot potato refers to any burning topic regarding which people are talking about and which is usually disputed. ‘Burning topic’ refers to something that is very much talked about in the present context. Other options are completely out of context in the given question.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.