up\ the\ creek\ without\ a\ paddle
- up\ the\ creek\ without\ a\ paddle
• up the creek (without a paddle)
• without a paddle
adj. phr. informal
In trouble or difficulty and unable to do anything about it; stuck.
Father said that if the car ran out of gas in the middle of the desert, we would be up the creek without a paddle.
I'll be up the creek if I don't pass this history test.
deep water, in the soup, up a tree, out of luck
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань".
Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс.
1997.
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up the creek without a paddle — • up the creek (without a paddle) • without a paddle in trouble She is up the creek now that she has lost her passport. Digest 22/2002 in a bad situation and unable to proceed; in an awkward position with no easy way out. Charles agreed to finish … Idioms and examples
up the creek without a paddle — see ↑creek • • • Main Entry: ↑paddle up the creek (without a paddle) see ↑creek • • • Main Entry: ↑up … Useful english dictionary
up the creek without a paddle — up the creek (without a paddle) in an extremely difficult situation. All those people who have money invested in it are going to be up the creek. Etymology: based on the idea of being in a small boat in a stream and not having a paddle (= short… … New idioms dictionary
up the creek (without a paddle) — up the ˈcreek (without a ˈpaddle) idiom (informal) in a difficult or bad situation • I was really up the creek without my car. Main entry: ↑creekidiom … Useful english dictionary
be up the creek (without a paddle) — informal be up shit creek (without a paddle) impolite phrase to be in a difficult situation If we don’t get this contract, we’re up the creek! Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situation … Useful english dictionary
be up the creek without a paddle — be up the creek (without a paddle) informal, very informal! to be in a very difficult situation that you are not able to improve. If the car breaks down we re really up the creek. He ll be up shit creek unless he finds the money to pay off his… … New idioms dictionary
up the creek (without a paddle) — Go to p shit creek (without a paddle) … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
up shit creek (without a paddle) — AND up the creek (without a paddle); up a creek mod. in an awkward position with no easy way out. (Usually objectionable.) □ I’m sort of up the creek and don’t know what to do. □ You are up a creek! You got yourself into it, so get yourself out … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Up the creek without a paddle — in a really bad situation with no way out … Dictionary of Australian slang
up the creek without a paddle — Australian Slang in a really bad situation with no way out … English dialects glossary
