(BAD SITUATION) [noun] [U] - a difficult or unpleasant conditionIf I'd been aware things had reached such a pass, I'd have told the police.It's come to a pretty pass (= It's a bad situation) when you can't even have a few quiet drinks with some friends.
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Meaning of PASS in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012