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up a/the creek (without a paddle) up a/the creek (without a paddle)slang In a challenging or troublesome situation, especially one that cannot be easily resolved. I have no savings, so if I get fired from my job, I'll be up the creek without a paddle. Shouldn't we stop for gas? We'll be up a creek if the car dies on that desolate road ahead.See also: creek, upup the creek (without a paddle) and up a creek; up shit creekInf. Fig. in an awkward position with no easy way out. 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.See also: creek, upup a creekAlso, up shit creek; up the creek (without a paddle). In trouble, in a serious predicament, as in If the check doesn't arrive today I'm up a creek, or The car wouldn't start, so I was up the creek without a paddle. This slangy idiom conjures up the image of a stranded canoeist with no way of moving (paddling) the canoe. President Harry S. Truman used the first term in a letter in 1918. The first variant is considered vulgar. See also: creek, upup the creekAlso, up shit creek. See up a creek. See also: creek, upup the creek INFORMAL or up shit creek INFORMAL, VERY RUDEIf someone or something is up the creek or up shit creek, they are in a very difficult situation. The company's recent collapse has left their pension fund members up the creek. If we lose another player through injury we're basically up the creek. The economy's up shit creek and everyone's unemployed. Note: You can also use the full expression, up the creek without a paddle. Manufacturing really is up the creek without a paddle. He owes the bank a lot of money so he's up the creek without a paddle. Note: A creek is a narrow bay. The idea is of being in a boat such as a canoe without being able to control it. See also: creek, upup the ˈcreek (informal) (also up shit ˈcreek (without a ˈpaddle) taboo, slang) in great difficulty: Make sure you look after the money and passports — if they get stolen we’ll be right up the creek.See also: creek, upup a creek verbSee up shit creek without a paddleSee also: creek, upup the creek verbSee up shit creek without a paddleSee also: creek, upup the creek without a paddle verbSee up shit creek without a paddleSee also: creek, paddle, up, without up the creek (without a paddle) Informal In a difficult, unfortunate, or inextricable position.See also: creek, upup a/the creek (without a paddle)In deep trouble; in a tight spot. Also put more baldly as up shit creek, this expression is almost certainly of American vintage from the early twentieth century, but the exact origin has been lost. Joseph Heller used it in Catch-22 (1961): “You really are up the creek, Popinjay.”See also: creek, up
up a/the creek (without a paddle) up a/the creek (without a paddle)slang In a challenging or troublesome situation, especially one that cannot be easily resolved. I have no savings, so if I get fired from my job, I'll be up the creek without a paddle. Shouldn't we stop for gas? We'll be up a creek if the car dies on that desolate road ahead.See also: creek, upup the creek (without a paddle) and up a creek; up shit creekInf. Fig. in an awkward position with no easy way out. 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.See also: creek, upup a creekAlso, up shit creek; up the creek (without a paddle). In trouble, in a serious predicament, as in If the check doesn't arrive today I'm up a creek, or The car wouldn't start, so I was up the creek without a paddle. This slangy idiom conjures up the image of a stranded canoeist with no way of moving (paddling) the canoe. President Harry S. Truman used the first term in a letter in 1918. The first variant is considered vulgar. See also: creek, upup the creekAlso, up shit creek. See up a creek. See also: creek, upup the creek INFORMAL or up shit creek INFORMAL, VERY RUDEIf someone or something is up the creek or up shit creek, they are in a very difficult situation. The company's recent collapse has left their pension fund members up the creek. If we lose another player through injury we're basically up the creek. The economy's up shit creek and everyone's unemployed. Note: You can also use the full expression, up the creek without a paddle. Manufacturing really is up the creek without a paddle. He owes the bank a lot of money so he's up the creek without a paddle. Note: A creek is a narrow bay. The idea is of being in a boat such as a canoe without being able to control it. See also: creek, upup the ˈcreek (informal) (also up shit ˈcreek (without a ˈpaddle) taboo, slang) in great difficulty: Make sure you look after the money and passports — if they get stolen we’ll be right up the creek.See also: creek, upup a creek verbSee up shit creek without a paddleSee also: creek, upup the creek verbSee up shit creek without a paddleSee also: creek, upup the creek without a paddle verbSee up shit creek without a paddleSee also: creek, paddle, up, without up the creek (without a paddle) Informal In a difficult, unfortunate, or inextricable position.See also: creek, upup a/the creek (without a paddle)In deep trouble; in a tight spot. Also put more baldly as up shit creek, this expression is almost certainly of American vintage from the early twentieth century, but the exact origin has been lost. Joseph Heller used it in Catch-22 (1961): “You really are up the creek, Popinjay.”See also: creek, up |