be (batting) on a sticky wicket

To be in the midst of or dealing with a particularly awkward or difficult situation or circumstance. Primarily heard in UK. I knew I was batting on a sticky wicket when the boss saw me kissing his daughter at the cinema. I'll be on quite a sticky wicket if I arrive at the train station and don't have enough money for the tickets!

词组	be (batting) on a sticky wicket
释义	be (batting) on a sticky wicket be (batting) on a sticky wicket To be in the midst of or dealing with a particularly awkward or difficult situation or circumstance. Primarily heard in UK. I knew I was batting on a sticky wicket when the boss saw me kissing his daughter at the cinema. I'll be on quite a sticky wicket if I arrive at the train station and don't have enough money for the tickets! See also: on, sticky, wicket Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: be in a sticky situation on a sticky wicket a sticky wicket in a sticky situation batting on a sticky wicket sticky a sticky situation murky murky waters murky/uncharted waters
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