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a sad state of affairs
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a sad state of affairs (spoken) also a sorry state of affairs
a bad situation that you find upsetting It's a sad state of affairs when schools don't provide a basic education for their students.
Usage notes: sometimes used in the form a sad state: Things have reached a sad state when you have to pay a bribe to get something done.
See also: affair, sad, state
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It has come to a sorry state of affairs when our club cannot properly contest two games a week come September
United fielding a second-rate side by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
In May next year, the people of Liverpool have the opportunity to pass final judgment on what has been a sorry state of affairs.
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You're not going to get a Gascoigne, Laudrup or Larsson coming to the SPL anymore and that's a sorry state of affairs.
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