in good/poor/etc. state of repair

in good/poor/etc. state of repair

In a certain state or condition, as specified by the adjective used before "state of repair." Primarily heard in UK. It's a beautiful house, but the heating system is in very poor state of repair. The manuscript is in remarkably good state of repair, considering its age.
See also: good, of, poor, repair, state
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • lap of the gods
  • two and eight
  • green state
  • be in a sorry state
  • yellow state
  • relapse
  • relapse into
  • relapse into (something)
  • regress to
  • regress to (something)