HOT BUTTON


Meaning of HOT BUTTON in English

noun

( NAmE , informal ) a subject or issue that people have strong feelings about and argue about a lot :

Race has always been a hot button in this country's history.

the hot-button issue of nuclear waste disposal

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.