meet a sticky end
To die unpleasantly due to one's actions.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“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.”
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all ends up
Completely; totally.
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arse end of nowhere
A very remote place.
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big end of town
The top end of town.
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bitter end
The end of a long and difficult process.
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burn the candle at both ends
To work hard night and day; to sleep late and wake up early; to overwork or overexert oneself.
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business end
The part of an object (chiefly a tool or weapon) that is physically used for its operation, rather than some other part such as the part by which it is held.
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come to a sticky end
To die unpleasantly due to one's actions.
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come to an end
To stop; to cease; to no longer continue.
Last updated August 10, 2026