Idiom
come to a sticky end
Meaning
To die unpleasantly due to one's actions.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The villain will come to a sticky end.”
“If he keeps stealing from dangerous people, he will surely come to a sticky end.”
“The corrupt official ignored every warning, seemingly unaware that his reckless greed would eventually lead him to come to a sticky end.”
Examples
simple
“The villain will come to a sticky end.”
contextual
“If he keeps stealing from dangerous people, he will surely come to a sticky end.”
complex
“The corrupt official ignored every warning, seemingly unaware that his reckless greed would eventually lead him to come to a sticky end.”
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