in good, bad, etc. repair
in good/poor/etc. repair
In a certain state or condition, as specified by the adjective used before "repair." Primarily heard in UK. It's a beautiful house, but the heating system is in very poor repair. The manuscript is in remarkably good repair, considering its age.
See also: good, poor, repair
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
in good, bad, etc. reˈpair
(also in a good, bad, etc. state of reˈpair) (formal) in good, bad, etc. condition: The house is in a terrible state of repair. If it were in a better state of repair, this old table would be worth a lot of money.See also: repair
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