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sticky wicket
noun- a tricky or uncertain situation UK, 1882
From the game of cricket; the ball bounces unpredictably on a pitch that is drying out. - British Prime Minister Tony Blair, maneuvering his way through the sticky wicket of the Middle East, wanted to stress the need to maintain an international coalition. — The New York Times Magazine, 18 November 2001
- in croquet, a difficult shot US
- — James Charlton and William Thompson, Croquet, p. 161, 1977: “Glossary”
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