The phrase "a sticky case" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or problem that is complicated, difficult, or challenging to resolve.
Example: "The investigation turned out to be a sticky case, with many unexpected twists and turns."
Alternatives: "a tricky situation" or "a complicated matter".
Paul Pillar, who served in the CIA for 28 years, including a period as the agency's senior counter-terrorism analyst, says the British, when grappling with what he describes as a sticky case – "someone who is a violence-prone anti-western jihadi", for example – would welcome a chance to pass on that case to the US.
But the Golf GTD, the diesel-burning equivalent to the sporty GTI hatchback, is a sticky case.
If you tend to keep your iPhone in your pocket make sure that the surface finish of the case has low "drag"... trying to extract an iPhone in a "sticky" case while sitting down becomes a feat of strength and will involve contortions that are unwise when driving or enjoying air travel.
Marijuana is a sticky subject.
In sticky case, the water droplet is strongly pinned on the surface, even when the surface is upside down which is called rose petal effect [28], while in case of slippery surfaces water droplet can easily move on the surface and make self-cleaning property which is so called lotuses effect.
It is another one of those sticky cases where what is good for the group can be bad for the individual.
That's Susan (a subdued Ms. Washington), a new African-American recruit who has arrived in time to be on the team of what promises to be the firm's stickiest case: the defense of Charles Strickland Mr. Thomass), a rich and famous white guy accused of raping a young black woman.
Unless you want something - or someone - to become a sticky wet mess, in which case you should perform this experiment at your own risk!
In addition, the government investigators, by examining the vehicles and interviewing the drivers in addition to downloading data, found one instance of the accelerator pedal's becoming stuck under the floor mat, and no cases of a sticky pedal.
You may want to bring a teleport in case you get into a sticky situation.
But after them follow many stickier cases, from Bahraini dignitaries, considered allies but with a recent record of crushing Shiite protesters, to Ahmed Hamsho, a Syrian show jumper.
