get pour put a quart into a pint pot 成语
a chicken in every pot
enough food for every family No one will be hungry if there's a chicken in every pot.
a hot potato
a situation likely to cause trouble to the person handling it The issue of the non-union workers is a real hot potato that we must deal with.
a spot of tea
a small cup of tea, a drink of tea When I visit Mrs. Smith, we always have a spot of tea.
a tempest in a teapot
a lot of excitement about a small problem The argument was over quickly. It was a tempest in a teapot.
chicken in every pot
(See a chicken in every pot)
couch potato
someone who spends too much time watching TV.
crackpot
a person who is strange or weird, wacko Some crackpot wrote a letter to him threatening his family.
drop him like a hot potato
leave him, not associate with him If she finds out you're not rich, she'll drop you like a hot potato.
go to pot
(See gone to pot)
gone to pot
in poor condition, neglected, run down The farmyard had gone to pot. There was junk everywhere.