come to a sticky end in English

Audio: en-au-come to a sticky end.ogg

[Australia] Forms: comes to a sticky end [present, singular, third-person], coming to a sticky end [participle, present], came to a sticky end [past], come to a sticky end [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> to a sticky end}} come to a sticky end (third-person singular simple present comes to a sticky end, present participle coming to a sticky end, simple past came to a sticky end, past participle come to a sticky end)

Inflected forms

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        "To die unpleasantly due to one's actions."
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        "(idiomatic, British) To die unpleasantly due to one's actions."
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"come to a sticky end" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms