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sticky wicket
noun
- Cricket. the area of ground around a wicket when it is tacky because of recent rain and therefore does not allow the ball to bounce well.
- Chiefly British. a situation requiring delicate treatment; an awkward situation:
In telling his wife that he has to be away for a month in Cannes, he'll be batting on a sticky wicket.
sticky wicket
noun
- a cricket pitch that is rapidly being dried by the sun after rain and is particularly conducive to spin
- informal.a difficult or awkward situation (esp in the phrase on a sticky wicket )
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sticky wicket1
First recorded in 1925–30
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"Now, that is proving more of a sticky wicket," she said.
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“It could end up being a very sticky wicket” for some patients to access care, she said.
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