- bat on a sticky wicket
- Vrb phrs. To put oneself in a difficult and unfavourable position.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
bat on a sticky wicket
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bat on a sticky wicket — Be in difficulties … A concise dictionary of English slang
sticky wicket — Noun. A difficult situation. Cf. Bat on a sticky wicket … English slang and colloquialisms
a sticky wicket — ► a sticky wicket 1) Cricket a pitch that has been drying after rain and is difficult to bat on. 2) informal a tricky or awkward situation. Main Entry: ↑wicket … English terms dictionary
a sticky wicket — Cricket a pitch that has been drying after rain and is difficult to bat on ■ [in sing.] informal a tricky or awkward situation the problem of who sits where can create a sticky wicket … Useful english dictionary
Wicket — In the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings:Meanings of wicketet of stumpsPrimarily, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch ( [http://www.lords.org/laws and spirit/laws … Wikipedia
sticky — 1. Unpleasant. Also a sticky end. A disagreeable form of death or ruin. 2. Difficult. Unresponsive. (Of people) Unaccommodating. 3. See wet and sticky. 4. bat on a sticky wicket Function in difficult circumstances … A concise dictionary of English slang
a sticky wicket — 1》 Cricket a pitch that has been drying after rain and is difficult to bat on. 2》 informal a tricky or awkward situation. → wicket … English new terms dictionary
wicket — /ˈwɪkət / (say wikuht) noun 1. a small door or gate, especially one beside, or forming part of, a larger one. 2. a window or opening, often closed by a grating or the like, as in a door, or forming a place of communication in a ticket office or… …
wicket — /wik it/, n. 1. a window or opening, often closed by a grating or the like, as in a door, or forming a place of communication in a ticket office, a teller s cage in a bank, etc. 2. Croquet. a hoop or arch. 3. a turnstile in an entrance. 4. a… … Universalium
wicket — noun 1》 Cricket each of the sets of three stumps with two bails across the top at either end of the pitch, defended by a batsman. ↘the prepared strip of ground between these two sets of stumps. ↘the dismissal of a batsman. 2》 a small door … English new terms dictionary
