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. It's like the company hasn't been paying attention to the backlash at all. Don't they realize that things will come to such pass if they go ahead with building a highway right through the small town?

See also: come, pass, such, to

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come to such a ˈpass

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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, to

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