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be in a sticky situation
be in a sticky situation
To be in the midst of or dealing with a particularly awkward, embarrassing, precarious, or difficult situation or circumstance. I knew I was in 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!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Leith | | - | English (Rare) |
| EmÁNuel | | - | Hungarian |
| Ulisse | | oo-LEES-se | Italian |
| Nadezhda | | nah-DYEZH-dah (Russian) | Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Ukrainian |
| ÁDÁM | | AH-dahm | Hungarian |
| Tengiz | | - | Georgian |