in a sticky situation



in a sticky situation

In the midst of a particularly awkward, embarrassing, precarious, or difficult situation or circumstance. I found myself in a bit of a sticky situation when the boss saw me kissing his daughter at the movies. I'll be in quite a sticky situation if I arrive at the train station and don't have enough money for the tickets!
See also: situation, sticky

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CaelanKAY-lənEnglish (Rare)
SimoSEE-mo (Finnish)Finnish, Serbian
Melanie['meləni]
Hallsteinn-Ancient Scandinavian
Raimondarie-MON-dahItalian
Numitor-Roman Mythology