state of affairs



state of affairs

A current situation or set of conditions. It's been a sad state of affairs around here since our grandma got sick. I'd like to start this meeting by going over the company's financial state of affairs.
See also: affair, of, state

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Carlotta[ka:'lɔtə]
BethanieBETH-ə-neeEnglish (Rare)
Vlado-Croatian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Zeru-Basque
ChristiKRIS-teeEnglish
Marijse-Dutch