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
Sigeberht-Anglo-Saxon
Finn[fin]
Arlettear-LETFrench
SelahSEE-lə (English)Biblical
Hamilton['hæmiltən]
GodfriedKHAWT-freetDutch