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met a sticky end

met a sticky end is the simple past and past participle 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 met a sticky end

What is met a sticky end the simple past and past participle of?
Met a sticky end is the simple past and past participle of meet a sticky end.

Words near met a sticky end in the dictionary

  1. mesyls
  2. Meszaros
  3. Meszaroses
  4. Mesía
  5. met
  6. met a sticky end
  7. met cute
  8. met halfway
  9. met mitzvah
  10. Met Office
  11. met one's maker

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