MATTERS

[plural] [noun]Matters refers to the situation being dealt with or discussed.My financial matters are in a bit of a mess.Her resignation is not going to help matters (= make the situation better).If something makes matters worse, it makes a bad or difficult situation even more unpleasant or difficult.Three of their players are ill, and to make matters worse, their leading goal scorer has broken his ankle.If someone takes matters into their own hands, they decide to take responsibility for a situation themselves and act in a way which they think is suitable, often without thinking in a clear way before doing it.When the police failed to catch her son's murderer, she decided to take matters into her own hands.