( BrE ) to be in a particular state or at a particular place after a series of events :
[+ adj ]
If you're not careful, you could finish up seriously ill.
( BrE ) to be in a particular state or at a particular place after a series of events :
[+ adj ]
If you're not careful, you could finish up seriously ill.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005