affair

affair
af|fair [ ə`fer ] noun ***
▸ 1 political events
▸ 2 events in personal life
▸ 3 shocking event
▸ 4 sexual relationship
▸ 5 event, situation, etc.
▸ + PHRASES
1. ) affairs plural events and activities relating to the government, politics, economy, etc. of a country, region, or the world:
a public affairs consultant
The new president is seen to be unreliable on foreign affairs.
a social/regional/international affairs correspondent
=> CURRENT AFFAIRS
2. ) affairs plural things relating to your personal life, for example what is happening within your family or your financial situation:
We are friends, but I don't know much about their private affairs.
3. ) count usually singular something that happens, especially something shocking, in public or political life:
Two congressmen resigned because of the affair.
The president's popularity remained largely unaffected by the whole affair.
4. ) count a sexual relationship between two people, especially when one of them is married to someone else:
have an affair: Her husband denied that he was having an affair.
5. ) count used for talking about an event, situation, etc.:
The party was a rather dull affair.
a family affair: The film is very much a family affair all her brothers are in the cast.
a ) INFORMAL used for talking about what an object looks like:
Her dress was a long silky affair.
be someone's affair
used for saying that something is relevant or private to one person only, and other people do not have the right to make comments about it or get involved in it:
A teacher's private life is her own affair.
put your affairs in order
to organize the things relating to your personal life, for example your financial situation, especially so that there will not be any difficulties after you die
=> STATE OF AFFAIRS

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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