sticky wicket

noun

Definition of sticky wicket

: a difficult or delicate problem or situation

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It's a bit of a sticky wicket. She was on a sticky wicket when she saw her friend steal the fund-raiser money.

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The real sticky wicket in the Texas penal code, though, is not the bribery section but the one about abuse of official capacity. — Dallas News, "Guns dominate political conversation, Rangers investigate secret meeting, another Dem in Senate race," 13 Aug. 2019

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sticky wicket

noun

British, informal : a difficult situation