be in a sorry state
be in a sorry state
To be in a very poor, pitiful, dysfunctional, or sad state or condition. I guarantee that the company will be in a sorry state in no time if my no-account brother is put in charge. Their house has been in a sorry state ever since Dan's wife passed away.
See also: sorry, state
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- state
- lap of the gods
- in good/poor/etc. state of repair
- yellow state
- relapse
- relapse into
- relapse into (something)
- red state
- regress
- regress to (something)