# meet a sticky end

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/meet-a-sticky-end
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To die unpleasantly due to one's actions.

## 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.

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