come to such a pass
come to such a pass
To encounter or develop into a particularly difficult, troublesome, or bad state or situation. Now don't spread this around, but I hear things have come to such a pass between Mark and his girlfriend. Negotiations between management and the striking employees came to such a pass when the labor union rejected the company's latest deal.
See also: come, pass, such
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
come to such a ˈpass
,come to a pretty ˈpass
(old-fashioned or humorous) reach a sad or difficult state: Things have come to a pretty pass when children are begging in the streets.See also: come, pass, such
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- come to a pretty pass
- a pretty pass
- get out of a jam
- twist in the wind
- twist in the wind, be left to
- twist slowly in the wind
- get out of a mess
- get out of a/this/that mess
- get (someone) out of a fix
- get out of a fix