a sticky situation



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a sticky situation

A particularly awkward, embarrassing, precarious, or difficult situation or circumstance. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. 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
Lei (2)-Chinese
Janne (2)-Danish, Norwegian
Timothei-Old Church Slavic
Rama (1)RAH-mah (Hinduism)Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
RosemaryROZ-mə-reeEnglish
SjoerdSHOORT (Dutch)Frisian, Dutch