come to a pretty pass
陷入困境;變得非常糟糕或糟糕到無(wú)可挽回的地步
口語(yǔ)·書面語(yǔ)·表示局面惡化或陷入困境
英文釋義
to reach a difficult or troubling situation
例句
When the two friends stopped speaking over a small misunderstanding, things had come to a pretty pass.
典故來(lái)源
源自莎士比亞戲劇《皆大歡喜》,原指事情發(fā)展到糟糕或?qū)擂蔚牡夭剑笠隇橄萑肜Ь郴蚓置鎼夯?/span>