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
Clara	KLAH-rah (Italian, German, Spanish), KLER-ə (English), KLAR-ə (English)	Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English, Swedish, Danish, Late Roman
Arkhip	-	Russian
Dipak	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
Ormazd	OR-mazd	Persian Mythology
Tracy	TRAY-see	English
Bolormaa	-	Mongolian