- sticky wicket
- noun Date: 1882 a difficult or delicate problem or situation
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Sticky wicket — (or sticky dog, or glue pot) is a metaphor used to describe a difficult circumstance, particularly in cricket. OriginsThe phrase comes from the game of cricket, where it describes a cricket pitch that is in the process of drying after being… … Wikipedia
sticky wicket — (UK) If you are on a sticky wicket, you are in a difficult situation … The small dictionary of idiomes
sticky wicket — n. 1. Cricket the playing area between the wickets when it is damp and hence sticky and slow 2. [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] a difficult or awkward situation … English World dictionary
sticky wicket — noun : a difficult or delicate problem or situation * * * 1. Cricket. the area of ground around a wicket when it is tacky because of recent rain and therefore does not allow the ball to bounce well. 2. Chiefly Brit. a situation requiring delicate … Useful english dictionary
sticky wicket — /stɪki ˈwɪkət/ (say stikee wikuht) –noun 1. Cricket a wicket, affected by rain, which gives an unpredictable bounce. 2. Colloquial a delicate, difficult or disadvantageous situation: to find yourself in yet another sticky wicket. –phrase 3. be on …
Sticky Wicket — Infobox Television episode Title = Sticky Wicket Series = M*A*S*H Caption = Season = 1 Episode = 21 Airdate = March 4, 1973 Production = J321 Writer = Richard Baer Director = Don Weis Guests = Episode list = List of M*A*S*H episodes Prev = The… … Wikipedia
sticky wicket — 1. Cricket. the area of ground around a wicket when it is tacky because of recent rain and therefore does not allow the ball to bounce well. 2. Chiefly Brit. a situation requiring delicate treatment; an awkward situation: In telling his wife that … Universalium
Sticky wicket — 1. (cricket) wet but drying wicket that promotes slow bounce in which the ball sticks and then pops; 2. delicate, difficult or disadvantageous situation or set of circumstances: He s on a sticky wicket now that his father has disinherited him … Dictionary of Australian slang
sticky wicket — Australian Slang 1. (cricket) wet but drying wicket that promotes slow bounce in which the ball sticks and then pops; 2. delicate, difficult or disadvantageous situation or set of circumstances: He s on a sticky wicket now that his father has… … English dialects glossary
sticky wicket — (UK) If you are on a sticky wicket, you are in a difficult situation. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
sticky wicket — Noun. A difficult situation. Cf. Bat on a sticky wicket … English slang and colloquialisms
