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Meaning of come to a sticky end | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To die unpleasantly due to one's actions.

British, idiomatic

Examples

“Newbery in England and Isaiah Thomas in the U.S.A. insisted that their books for children were of a high moral tone. Children had to be good in order to escape from hell, and most bad children came to a very sticky end.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

come to a stop come to an end come to anchor come to bat come to be come to bed