be in/get into a state
mainly UKDefinition
› to become nervous and upset: She got into a real state before her driving test.Expressing and showing feelings
(Definition of be in/get into a state from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- pale verb
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