sticky wicket

noun

Synonyms of sticky wicketnext
: 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 other sticky wicket in the Paramount-Skydance merger is Trump’s current lawsuit against CBS News. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025 That third spot is a sticky wicket for a team projected to be just outside the top five in the game. — Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025

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First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sticky wicket was in 1950

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“Sticky wicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticky%20wicket. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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