a state of affairs

成語所屬單字affair

a state of affairs — 慣用語

1. the way things stand at a particular moment, especially when it is unsatisfactor

1.慣用語
釋義

事態;情況;局面

the way things stand at a particular moment, especially when it is unsatisfactory or worrying.

例句

Rising rents and falling wages have created a worrying state of affairs for young workers in Taipei.

The headmaster admitted that bullying in the school was an unacceptable state of affairs.