a fine state of affairs
a fine state of affairs
A situation that has gone wrong and is very problematic. The term is an instance of irony or sarcasm. Well, this is a fine state of affairs we're in now. The client doesn't like the job we've done, and they want it fixed in less than a week.
See also: affair, fine, of, state
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- affair
- fan
- throw (one) a lifeline
- throw a lifeline to
- throw a lifeline to (someone)
- lifeline
- tough row to hoe