Idiom
meet 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 in the movie meets a sticky end.”
“If you keep ignoring the warning signs, you will likely meet a sticky end.”
“The corrupt official, having betrayed everyone who trusted him, eventually met a sticky end at the hands of his own associates.”
Examples
simple
“The villain in the movie meets a sticky end.”
contextual
“If you keep ignoring the warning signs, you will likely meet a sticky end.”
complex
“The corrupt official, having betrayed everyone who trusted him, eventually met a sticky end at the hands of his own associates.”
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