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sticky wicket
sticky wicketn. Informal A difficult or embarrassing problem or situation.sticky wicket n 1. (Cricket) a cricket pitch that is rapidly being dried by the sun after rain and is particularly conducive to spin 2. informal a difficult or awkward situation (esp in the phrase on a sticky wicket) stick′y wick′et
n. Chiefly Brit. an awkward situation. [1925–30] IdiomsSeea sticky wicketsticky wicket
sticky wicket a cricket pitch that is rapidly being dried by the sun after rain and is particularly conducive to spin |