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	Pronounced	Usage
Matei	-	Romanian
Cathrine	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Severino	se-ve-REE-no (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Lettie	LET-ee	English
Maxene	mak-SEEN	English (Rare)
Jemmy	JEM-ee	English