reach a pretty pass



reach a pretty pass

To encounter or develop into a particularly difficult, troublesome, or bad state or situation. Now don't spread this around, but I hear things have reached 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.
See also: pass, pretty, reach

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EsterES-ter (Finnish)Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish
Sumeet-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
Taisiyatah-EE-see-yahRussian
TeÓFilote-O-fee-lo (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Manaem-Biblical Greek
DÀIbhidh-Scottish