But what was then too hot to handle later became impossible to ignore.

BBC: Tsar's sainthood: Sign of the times

And in their second innings they found Sidebottom too hot to handle as he claimed his best figures for Notts in four years.

BBC: Warwickshire blown away by Nottinghamshire attack

It was only half a century later, as the consequences of pushing the earth out into plebeian orbit dawned on the priests, that it became too hot to handle, or even touch.

NEWYORKER: Moon Man

While discussions of cultural differences can spark debate, the Smithsonian's Eric Jentsch, a specialist in the NMAH's division of science, medicine and society, points to one object that's literally too hot to handle.

NPR: Hidden Museum Treasures

With tech this cold, Linux is too hot not to handle.

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It is a form of third rail in national politics and too hot for anyone to handle.

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