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status quo
[ kwoh ]
noun
- the existing state or condition.
status quo
/ 办飞蓹蕣 /
noun
- the status quothe existing state of affairs
status quo
- The existing order of things; present customs, practices, and power relations: 鈥淧eople with money are often content with the status quo.鈥 From Latin , meaning 鈥渢he state in which.鈥
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of status quo1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of status quo1
Idioms and Phrases
The existing condition or state of affairs, as in We don't want to admit more singers to the chorus; we like the status quo . This term, Latin for 鈥渟tate in which,鈥 has been used in English since the early 1800s.Example Sentences
鈥淚t goes back to the status quo, which wasn鈥檛 working, which is why the Equity Bureau got created in the first place.鈥
Joe Goldberg has maintained the status quo of his original inner narrative, learning nothing, changing nothing.
Given unhappiness with Sacramento鈥檚 status quo, Shupe suggested, it鈥檚 not impossible to see a Republican making up that last bit of ground and winning a majority.
Even in times of relative peace, the 鈥淪tar Wars鈥 galaxy is moldering with economic inequality, burdensome military spending and distracted leaders who are content to maintain the status quo.
"Neither side thinks the status quo is sustainable."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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