sticky end
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sticky end — (UK) If someone comes to a sticky end, they die in an unpleasant way. ( Meet a sticky end is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
sticky end — /stɪki ˈɛnd/ (say stikee end) noun 1. an unhappy final situation: that girl will come to a sticky end. 2. a wretched or violent death: he met a sticky end in Mexico …
sticky end — (UK) If someone comes to a sticky end, they die in an unpleasant way.</p><p> </p><p>(Meet a sticky end is also used.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
sticky end — stick′y end′ n. gen lab a single stranded end of a DNA or RNA molecule, produced in the laboratory for connecting with another molecule by base pairing • Etymology: 1970–75 … From formal English to slang
sticky end — Genetics, Biotech. a single stranded end of DNA or RNA having a nucleotide base sequence complementary to that of another strand, enabling the two strands to be connected by base pairing: produced in the laboratory with the use of restriction… … Universalium
sticky end — noun an end of DNA in which one strand of the double helix extends a few units beyond the other • Hypernyms: ↑deoxyribonucleic acid, ↑desoxyribonucleic acid, ↑DNA … Useful english dictionary
(a) sticky end — a bad/sticky ˈend idiom (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. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
come to a sticky end — ► come to a sticky end informal be led by one s own actions to ruin or an unpleasant death. Main Entry: ↑sticky … English terms dictionary
come to a sticky end — come to/meet/a sticky end british informal phrase to die or suffer badly, especially when this is deserved Thesaurus: to die or to be killedsynonym Main entry: sticky … Useful english dictionary
meet a sticky end — come to/meet/a sticky end british informal phrase to die or suffer badly, especially when this is deserved Thesaurus: to die or to be killedsynonym Main entry: sticky … Useful english dictionary
