- sticky wicket
- noun
: a difficult or delicate problem or situation
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1. Cricket. the area of ground around a wicket when it is tacky because of recent rain and therefore does not allow the ball to bounce well.2. Chiefly Brit. a situation requiring delicate treatment; an awkward situation: In telling his wife that he has to be away for a month in Cannes, he'll be batting on a sticky wicket.[1925-30]* * *
sticky wicket nounA difficult situation to cope with• • •Main Entry: ↑stick————————sticky wicket see under ↑stick2• • •Main Entry: ↑wicket* * *
sticky wicket,1. Cricket. the condition when the ground around the wicket is wet and sticky, so that the ball bounces low.2. Especially British, Figurative. a bad arrangement; difficult situation; unfavorable condition; rough deal: »Could the Commonwealth survive if the British Government decreed a sticky wicket for the West Indies? (London Times).
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noun [singular]Brit informal : a difficult situationIt's a bit of a sticky wicket.
She was on a sticky wicket when she saw her friend steal the fund-raiser money.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.