A BAD / STICKY END


Meaning of A BAD / STICKY END in English

( BrE ) something unpleasant that happens to sb, for example punishment or a violent death, usually because of their own actions :

He'll come to a sticky end one of these days if he carries on like that.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.