BE IN / GET INTO A STATE


Meaning of BE IN / GET INTO A STATE in English

( informal , especially BrE )

1.

to be / become excited or anxious :

She was in a real state about her exams.

2.

to be dirty or untidy :

What a state this place is in!

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.