come to a sticky end

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,British)Todieunpleasantlydue to one's actions.1971, Gwen White,Antique Toys And Their Background, page139:Newbery in England and Isaiah Thomas in the U.S.A. insisted that their books for children were of a high moral tone. Children had to be good in order to escape from hell, and most bad childrencame to a very sticky end.

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