COME TO A STICKY END

Meaning of COME TO A STICKY END in English

be led by one's own actions to ruin or an unpleasant death.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

COME TO A STICKY END — See ↑ DIE 2
Longman Activator English vocab
COME TO A STICKY END — expr infml He'll come to a sticky end — Он добром не кончит He came to a sticky end while hunting lions …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
COME TO A STICKY END — expr infml He'll come to a sticky end — Он добром не кончит He came to a sticky end while …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
COME TO A STICKY END — sticky end, come to a expr infml He'll come to a sticky end Он добром не кончит He came to …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
COME TO A STICKY END — He'll come to a sticky end — Он добром не кончит He came to a sticky end while hunting lions …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STICKY — I. ˈstikē, -ki adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: stick (I) + -y 1. : resembling a stick : woody 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
END — I. ˈend noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ende, from Old English; akin to Old High German enti end, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
STICKY — — stickily , adv. — stickiness , n. /stik"ee/ , adj., stickier, stickiest . 1. having the property of adhering, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
END — end 1 — ender , n. /end/ , n. 1. the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STICKY — adjective ( stick·i·er ; -est ) Date: 1731 1. a. : adhesive b. (1) : viscous , gluey (2) : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COME — p.p. of come. 2. come ·noun coming. 3. come ·noun to approach or arrive, as if by a journey or …
Webster English vocab
STICKY — [sticky] adj stick.i.er ; -est (ca. 1735) 1 a: adhesive b (1): viscous, gluey (2): coated with a sticky substance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
STICKY — stick|y BrE AmE ˈstɪk |i ▷ stick|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ stick|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ stick|ily ɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STICKY — / ˈstɪki; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( stick·ier , sticki·est ) 1. made of or covered in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STICKY — stick ‧ y /ˈstɪki/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative stickier , superlative stickiest ) [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
END — I. end 1 S1 W1 /end/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ end , ↑ ending ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STICKY — adj. (stickier, stickiest) 1 tending or intended to stick or adhere. 2 glutinous, viscous. 3 (of the weather) humid. 4 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
END — n. & v. --n. 1 a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
STICKY — adj. (stickier, stickiest) 1 tending or intended to stick or adhere. 2 glutinous, viscous. 3 (of the weather) humid. 4 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
END — n. & v. n. 1 a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STICKY — adj. (stickier, stickiest) 1. tending or intended to stick or adhere. 2 glutinous, viscous. 3 (of the weather) humid. 4 …
Oxford English vocab
END — n. & v. --n. 1. a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
STICKY — ( stickier, stickiest) 1. A sticky substance is soft, or thick and liquid, and can stick to other things. Sticky …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
END — ( ends, ending, ended) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The end …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STICKY — (stickier, stickiest) 1. A ~ substance is soft, or thick and liquid, and can stick to other things. Sticky things …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STICKY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES sticky note COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB very ▪ When full-blown free trade eventually comes, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STICKY — [adjective] -ier, -iestSticky means being, made of, or covered with a substance that stays fixed to any surface it touches.Don't …
Cambridge English vocab
END — (LAST POINT) [noun] [C] - the point in space or time beyond which something no longer exists, or a part …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STICKY — negative adjective with a variety of meanings Example: if a friend is being lame or in anyway disagreeable... why you …
Slang English vocab
END — See: AT LOOSE ENDS, AT ONE'S WITS' END, BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GO OFF THE DEEP END, HAIR …
Slang English vocab
STICKY — adj. Function: adjective 1 having the quality of sticking by or as if by adhesion FF1C; sticky syrup FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
COME — v. come from come in come by come by chance come down with come off come on come out come …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
END — INDEX: 1. the last part of an event or period of time 2. the last part of a book, film, …
Longman Activator English vocab
STICKY — adj. 25B6; adjective sticky tape : (SELF-)ADHESIVE, gummed; technical adherent. sticky clay : GLUTINOUS, viscous, viscid, ropy; gluey, tacky, gummy, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STICKY — adj. 1 gluey, gummy, viscous, tacky, glutinous, viscid, Colloq gooey Children, please keep your sticky fingers off the car windows …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
COME — v. 1 approach, advance, (draw) near, move, Archaic or literary draw nigh The car came towards us She has come …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
END — See: AT LOOSE ENDS, AT ONE'S WITS' END, BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GO OFF THE DEEP END, HAIR …
Словарь английских идиом
COME — See: CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST, CROSS A BRIDGE BEFORE ONE COMES TO IT, EASY COME - EASY GO, FIRST …
Словарь английских идиом
END — I verb 1 BAD : The film was ended at eight-thirty. GOOD : The film ended at eight-thirty. ◆◆◆ The …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STICKY — прил. 1) клейкий, липкий Syn : adhesive 2) разг. несговорчивый; придирчивый 3) жаркий и влажный Syn : humid 4) разг. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
END — конец, окончание - happy * счастливый конец; счастливая развязка - to put an * to smth. положить конец чему-либо, покончить …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STICKY — sticky.ogg ʹstıkı a 1. липкий, клейкий sticky hands - липкие или потные руки sticky road - вязкая дорога 2. разг. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
END — end.ogg 1. end n _I 1. конец, окончание happy end - счастливый /благополучный/ конец; счастливая развязка to put /to set/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
END — 1) конец, окончание, завершение || кончать(ся); заканчивать(ся); завершать(ся) || концевой, конечный 2) край, оконечность; концевая часть; наконечник 3) торец, торцевая …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
END — 1) конец, окончание, завершение || кончать(ся); заканчивать(ся); завершать(ся) || концевой, конечный 2) край, оконечность; концевая часть; наконечник 3) торец, торцевая поверхность; торцевая …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
END — 1) конец, окончание || кончать(ся) 2) дно; днище 3) концевик || концевой 4) крайний, оконечный 5) торец; стык || торцевой; стыковой 6) цель 7) результат, итог • from …
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