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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ulisses	-	Portuguese
Alfie	AL-fee	English
Dikeledi	-	Southern African, Tswana
Fedelmid	-	Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Aneta	-	Czech
Caleigh	KAY-lee, KA-lee	English (Modern)