the state of play

(spoken)

the present situation With the state of play on the battlefield the way it is, the rebels will not give up but will keep attacking.

(British & Australian)

the present situation (often + in ) The article provides a useful summary of the current state of play in the negotiations.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bastiaan	BAHS-tee-ah:n	Dutch
Fishke	-	Yiddish
Nix	[niks]
TalÂT	-	Turkish
Nichols	['nikəlz]
Lino	LEE-no (Italian, Spanish), LEE-naw (Galician)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician