be+in+a+state+of+uncertainty
121in dubio — /in d(y)uwbiyow/ In doubt; in a state of uncertainty, or in a doubtful case …
122failing circumstances — Insolvency, that is, the lack of sufficient assets to pay one s debts as they become due. A person (or a corporation or institution) is said to be in failing circumstances when he is about to fail, that is, when he is actually insolvent and is… …
123in dubio — /in d(y)uwbiyow/ In doubt; in a state of uncertainty, or in a doubtful case …
124suspence — A state of uncertainty. See en suspence …
125out of the woods — mod. freed from a previous state of uncertainty or danger; no longer critical. □ As soon as her temperature is down, she’ll be out of the woods. □ We’re out of the woods now, and things aren’t so chancy …
126quandary — ► NOUN (pl. quandaries) ▪ a state of uncertainty. ORIGIN perhaps partly from Latin quando when …
127quandary — [kwän′də rē, kwän′drē] n. pl. quandaries [earlier quandare, prob. orig. jocular pseudo L < L quande, var. of quam, how much (see QUANTITY) + are, inf. suffix] a state of uncertainty; perplexing situation or position; dilemma SYN. PREDICAMENT …
128at a loose end — WITH NOTHING TO DO, unoccupied, unemployed, at leisure, idle, adrift, with time to kill; bored, twiddling one s thumbs, kicking one s heels. → loose * * * phrasal see at loose ends * * * at a loose end or at loose ends 1. With nothing to do 2. In …
