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'wikit1) (a hoop through which the balls are driven in the game of croquet or at which the ball is bowled in cricket.) (krokket)bøyle2) (the ground between two sets of these rods: The wicket has dried out well.)3) (the ending of a batsman's period of batting: They scored fifty runs for (the loss of) one wicket.)•subst. \/ˈwɪkɪt\/2) (amer., på post- eller billettkontor) luke3) ( i cricket) gjerde, midtfelt (feltet mellom de to gjerdene)4) (amer., krokket) bøylekeep wicket ( cricket) være gjerdevaktlose a wicket ( cricket) få en slagmann slått ut
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Sticky wicket — (or sticky dog, or glue pot) is a metaphor used to describe a difficult circumstance, particularly in cricket. OriginsThe phrase comes from the game of cricket, where it describes a cricket pitch that is in the process of drying after being… … Wikipedia
sticky wicket — (UK) If you are on a sticky wicket, you are in a difficult situation … The small dictionary of idiomes
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sticky wicket — noun : a difficult or delicate problem or situation * * * 1. Cricket. the area of ground around a wicket when it is tacky because of recent rain and therefore does not allow the ball to bounce well. 2. Chiefly Brit. a situation requiring delicate … Useful english dictionary
sticky wicket — /stɪki ˈwɪkət/ (say stikee wikuht) –noun 1. Cricket a wicket, affected by rain, which gives an unpredictable bounce. 2. Colloquial a delicate, difficult or disadvantageous situation: to find yourself in yet another sticky wicket. –phrase 3. be on …
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sticky wicket — 1. Cricket. the area of ground around a wicket when it is tacky because of recent rain and therefore does not allow the ball to bounce well. 2. Chiefly Brit. a situation requiring delicate treatment; an awkward situation: In telling his wife that … Universalium
Sticky wicket — 1. (cricket) wet but drying wicket that promotes slow bounce in which the ball sticks and then pops; 2. delicate, difficult or disadvantageous situation or set of circumstances: He s on a sticky wicket now that his father has disinherited him … Dictionary of Australian slang
sticky wicket — Australian Slang 1. (cricket) wet but drying wicket that promotes slow bounce in which the ball sticks and then pops; 2. delicate, difficult or disadvantageous situation or set of circumstances: He s on a sticky wicket now that his father has… … English dialects glossary
sticky wicket — (UK) If you are on a sticky wicket, you are in a difficult situation. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
sticky wicket — Noun. A difficult situation. Cf. Bat on a sticky wicket … English slang and colloquialisms