burning question

Idioms and Phrases

An urgent or crucial issue under heated discussion. For example, Real estate taxes are always a burning question for the town leaders . This term has exact equivalents in French ( question brûlante ) and German ( brennende Frage ). [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Finally, an answer to that long-burning question: Where can we watch foodie hamsters devour gourmet miniature burritos?

From The Daily Beast

So to the burning question: in which states can law-abiding residents expect to get high next?

From The Daily Beast

Well, surf-rock group Wavves delves into that burning question.

From The Daily Beast

This time Americans will face off over the burning question, would you rather watch Jimmy Fallon instead of Jay at 11:35?

From The Daily Beast

Which is unlikely to answer the most burning question the voting public has about their “old school” marriage.

From The Daily Beast

A sort of audible murmur of relief ran through the company at this burning question having been answered at last.

From Project Gutenberg

The burning question with my father and mother was how to get the money out from Ohio to Indiana.

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Our last quotation, however, brings us to the burning question of Miss Corelli's attitude towards the sexual problem.

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Much valuable information concerning a burning question of the day.

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The burning question of equality of religious taxation was not taken up by this Legislature.

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