banana skin

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banana skin (plural banana skins)

  1. (UK) The outer skin of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.
  2. (UK) A cause of difficulty, or potential embarrassment.
    The subject is becoming a political banana skin.

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