Emotions & feelings
be in a right state
be extremely upset or disordered
If someone is in a right state, they are very upset or flustered; if a place is in a right state, it is very messy or in poor condition.
Hear it in real life
How was Dad after the accident?
He was in a right state, to be honest.
The kitchen was in a right state after everyone had finished cooking.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: After the accident, he was in ‸ right state.
Say: After the accident, he was in a right state.
This expression takes the article “a” before “right state.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be in a right state; was in a right state
Your turn: say it out loud
The kitchen was in a right state after everyone had finished cooking.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be in a right state
be extremely upset or disordered
“The kitchen was in a right state after everyone had finished cooking.”
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