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
Lupita	loo-PEE-tah	Spanish
Kishori	-	Indian, Marathi
Carran	-	English (Rare)
Gebhard	-	German, Ancient Germanic
Aerona	-	Welsh
Rune	ROO-ne	Norwegian, Danish, Swedish