a pretty pass

A particularly difficult, troublesome, or bad state or situation. (Used especially in the phrase "come to/reach a pretty pass.") Now don't spread this around, but I hear things have come to a pretty pass between Mark and his wife. Negotiations between management and the striking employees reached a pretty pass when the labor union rejected the company's latest deal.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Swanahilda	-	Ancient Germanic
Louisa	[lu:'i:zə]
Dudel	-	Yiddish
Valerie	['væləri]
Hercules	HUR-kyə-leez (English)	Roman Mythology
Zosime	-	Ancient Greek