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meets a sticky end

meets a sticky end is the third-person singular simple present indicative of meet a sticky end.

Meaning of meet a sticky end

Verb

meet a sticky end (third-person singular simple present meets a sticky end, present participle meeting a sticky end, simple past and past participle met a sticky end)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To die unpleasantly due to one's actions.

Questions about meets a sticky end

What is meets a sticky end the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Meets a sticky end is the third-person singular simple present indicative of meet a sticky end.

Words near meets a sticky end in the dictionary

  1. meetings of the minds
  2. meetly
  3. meetness
  4. meetnesses
  5. meets
  6. meets a sticky end
  7. meets cute
  8. meets halfway
  9. meets one's maker
  10. meets one's match
  11. meets one's Waterloo

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