"sticky end" meaning in All languages combined

See sticky end on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sticky ends [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sticky end (plural sticky ends)
  1. An unpleasant death, demise or conclusion, especially when deserved or brought about by one's own actions.
    Sense id: en-sticky_end-en-noun-gFfUmjyM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "The kidnapper came to a sticky end when he crashed his car into a tree.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "It was a sticky end to the relationship.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "An unpleasant death, demise or conclusion, especially when deserved or brought about by one's own actions."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "sticky end"
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        "Pages with entries"
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        {
          "text": "The kidnapper came to a sticky end when he crashed his car into a tree.",
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        },
        {
          "text": "It was a sticky end to the relationship.",
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