paddle

be up a/the creek (without a paddle)

slang To be 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, up

paddle (one's) own canoe

To act independently. Now that you're 30, people expect you to paddle your own canoe—you can't just live with your parents forever.

See also: canoe, own, 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, up

up shit creek (without a paddle)

rude 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 shit creek without a paddle. Shouldn't we stop for gas? We'll be up shit creek if the car dies on that desolate road ahead.

up shit's creek (without a paddle)

rude slang In a challenging or daunting situation. I'm a single mother who just lost her job—I'm really up shit's creek right now. A: "I just found out that the school told my parents that I'm failing French." B: "Oh man, you're up shit's creek without a paddle."

See also: creek, up

up the river

1. To, in, or at prison. It is extremely gratifying to see these wealthy white-collar criminals being sent up the river for stealing from so many people. I actually had better conditions up the river than I ever did in the slums where I grew up.

2. In a difficult, troubling, or dangerous situation, especially one from which it is impossible or extremely difficult to extricate oneself. Often followed by "without a paddle." A less common variant of the phrase "up a/the creek (without a paddle)." We're really going to be up the river without a paddle if we run out of gas out here in the desert. How did we get ourselves so far up the river like this? There's no way we can pay back this much debt.

See also: river, up

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

paddle one's own canoe

Fig. to do something by oneself; to be alone. I've been left to paddle my own canoe too many times. Sally isn't with us. She's off paddling her own canoe.

See also: canoe, own, paddle

up the river

Sl. in prison. (Underworld.) Gary was up the river for a couple of years, but that doesn't make him an outcast, does it? The judge who sent him up the river was indicted for accepting bribery. If Gary had only known sooner!

See also: river, up

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

paddle one's own canoe

Be independent and self-reliant, as in It's time Bill learned to paddle his own canoe. This idiom alludes to steering one's own boat. [c. 1800]

See also: canoe, own, paddle

up a creek

Also, 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, up

up the river

To or in prison, as in They sent him up the river for five years. This phrase originally referred to Sing-Sing Prison, on the Hudson River about 30 miles north of New York City. So used from about 1890 on, it was broadened to apply to any prison by the early 1900s.

See also: river, up

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

paddle your own canoe

If you paddle your own canoe, you control what you want to do without anyone's help or interference. With no one managing him, he was basically left to paddle his own canoe. As far as the rest of Europe is concerned we've just got to paddle our own canoe.

See also: canoe, own, paddle

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

be up the creek without a paddle

be in severe difficulty, usually with no means of extricating yourself from it. informal

Often shortened to be up the creek , this expression is recorded in the mid 20th century as military slang for ‘lost’ (for example, while on a patrol).

paddle your own canoe

be independent and self-sufficient. informal

This expression has been in figurative use from the early 19th century: it was the title of a popular song by Sarah T. Bolton in 1854 .

See also: canoe, own, paddle

up the river

to or in prison. informal, chiefly North American

This phrase originated with reference to Sing Sing prison, which is situated up the Hudson River from the city of New York.

See also: river, up

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

up shit creek (without a paddle)

and up the creek (without a paddle) and up a creek

mod. in an awkward position with no easy way out. (Usually objectionable.) There I was, at Disney World with only a measly $47.54. I was literally up the creek without a paddle. You are up a creek! You got yourself into it, so get yourself out.

See also: creek, paddle, shit, up, without

up the creek without a paddle

verb

See up shit creek without a paddle

up a creek

verb

See up shit creek without a paddle

See also: creek, up

up the river

mod. in prison. (Underworld.) The judge who sent him up the river was indicted for accepting bribery. If Gary had only known sooner!

See also: river, up

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

up the river

Slang

In or into prison.

See also: river, up

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

paddle one's own canoe, to

To be independent and self-reliant. The analogy to steering one’s boat is very old indeed; Euripides drew it in his play Cyclops (ca. 440 b.c.). Canoes being largely a Western Hemisphere conveyance, this particular version of the term is American in origin. It dates from about 1800. An early appearance in print occurs in Frederick Marryat’s Settlers in Canada (1840). A few years later Harper’s Monthly (May 1854) published the following ditty: “Voyager upon life’s sea, to yourself be true, And whate’er your lot may be, paddle your own canoe.” It became a popular music-hall song.

up 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

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

up the river

In jail. The infamous Sing Sing Correctional Facility, located in the town of Ossining thirty miles north of New York City, sits on the Hudson River shoreline. Any criminal convicted in a New York court and sentenced to be imprisoned there was sent “up the river.” The phrase, made popular in gangster movies, began to be applied to other prisons in the country, whether or not the cells boasted of a river view. “Up the river” should not be confused with “sold down the river,” meaning “deceived” and derived from the antebellum practice of Northern slaveholders selling troublesome slaves down the Mississippi River for a life of endless toil on cotton plantations.

See also: river, up

Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price

See also:

be up a/the creek (without a paddle)
be up the creek without a paddle
be in deep water
in deep water
in deep water(s)
get in(to) deep water
in hot water
get out of a jam
get out from under (someone or something)

References in periodicals archive

PADL is on a mission to make paddle sport rentals accessible to everyone through technology, with a vision to create a globally conscious community focused on ocean conservation and health through paddle sports.

PADL - Automated Paddle Sport Rentals

The company offers products for every water adventure from paddling sports such as kayaking and paddle boarding to sailing and outfitting for a fishing expedition.

Aquatic Gear

A number of canoeing resources will be available such as information on where to paddle, where to get lessons, clubs to join, local outfitters and rentals, and details on local river trips and Midwest excursions.

Learn about canoeing, kayaking at Paddle in the Park

If you knock off a second paddle while the wheel is still going slow, and if that paddle is next to the first one, the wheel starts to spin really fast.

NEW TEXAS * STAR: This novel Texas Star target is full of innovative ideas that make sense!

Dubai: A group of mums and career ladies on Wednesday morning ditched their excuses and braved the water to paddle board in Jumeirah as a way to prioritise their health and spice up their fitness activities.

Mums ditch excuses, get on the paddle board

In 2015, there were eight canoe, kayak and paddle board fatalities in Florida.

Wear it: it's easier than ever picking a PFD you'll want to wear

I could even adjust the cant of the paddle to point my gear accordingly, although it came from DeSantis with a slight forward cant, which was perfect.

Desantis Backup Pouch

A defibrillator consists of an electric supply unit and two metal electrodes (paddles) that are pressed very firmly to the patient's chest using insulating plastic handles.

What does the equipment do?

This year, they covered 30% more distance compared to their 180-km paddle in the UAE last year where they paddled over 25 hours across three days and raised more than US$3,500 for the IHG Shelter Fund.

IHG duo completes second \\ Capital Paddle\\ in Oman

Many modern holsters are modular and sold with both mounting options: a belt loop attachment and a paddle. In fact, many gun manufacturers are selling their pistols with holsters, and some provide both a paddle and belt loop attachment for these holsters.

Paddle or belt? No, not for spanking. pros and cons of two common holster types

Aten was wearing a life jacket when his paddle board struck the root wad, Carver said.

River takes another life

But the team at Go Canoeing wants you to leap into the water - and pick up a paddle!

Water great idea; As the days get warmer, JANET TANSLEY says we should all be messing about on the river

Treasurer John Brownless said: "TCWC is a small very friendly and enthusiastic club that encourages people of all ages and abilities, to take part in paddle sports.

Your Team: Tynemouth Canoe & Waveski Club; This Your Team profile features the Kayaking club Tynemouth Canoe & Waveski Club, for ages 7 to 87!

After Hurricane Katrina, Mavar-Schmidt moved to the Florida Panhandle where she saw the sport of paddle boarding "explode." The popularity of the sport she now calls her passion wasn't lost on her, so when she returned to Mississippi, she opened Paddles Up Paddleboards and More in Ocean Springs in July 2013.

Love of the water leads to Ocean Springs SUP business for Coast native

ySTANBUL (CyHAN)- A body found on Saturday on the shores of Marmara Island belongs to one of five people who went missing after they rented a paddle boat at an ystanbul beach last Sunday, officials said on Monday.

Body of man missing at sea found 100 km away

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释义	paddle be up a/the creek (without a paddle) slang To be 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, up paddle (one's) own canoe To act independently. Now that you're 30, people expect you to paddle your own canoe—you can't just live with your parents forever. See also: canoe, own, 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, up up shit creek (without a paddle) rude 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 shit creek without a paddle. Shouldn't we stop for gas? We'll be up shit creek if the car dies on that desolate road ahead. See also: creek, shit, up up shit's creek (without a paddle) rude slang In a challenging or daunting situation. I'm a single mother who just lost her job—I'm really up shit's creek right now. A: "I just found out that the school told my parents that I'm failing French." B: "Oh man, you're up shit's creek without a paddle." See also: creek, up up the river 1. To, in, or at prison. It is extremely gratifying to see these wealthy white-collar criminals being sent up the river for stealing from so many people. I actually had better conditions up the river than I ever did in the slums where I grew up. 2. In a difficult, troubling, or dangerous situation, especially one from which it is impossible or extremely difficult to extricate oneself. Often followed by "without a paddle." A less common variant of the phrase "up a/the creek (without a paddle)." We're really going to be up the river without a paddle if we run out of gas out here in the desert. How did we get ourselves so far up the river like this? There's no way we can pay back this much debt. See also: river, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. paddle one's own canoe Fig. to do something by oneself; to be alone. I've been left to paddle my own canoe too many times. Sally isn't with us. She's off paddling her own canoe. See also: canoe, own, paddle up the river Sl. in prison. (Underworld.) Gary was up the river for a couple of years, but that doesn't make him an outcast, does it? The judge who sent him up the river was indicted for accepting bribery. If Gary had only known sooner! See also: river, up McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. paddle one's own canoe Be independent and self-reliant, as in It's time Bill learned to paddle his own canoe. This idiom alludes to steering one's own boat. [c. 1800] See also: canoe, own, paddle up a creek Also, 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, up up the river To or in prison, as in They sent him up the river for five years. This phrase originally referred to Sing-Sing Prison, on the Hudson River about 30 miles north of New York City. So used from about 1890 on, it was broadened to apply to any prison by the early 1900s. See also: river, up The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. paddle your own canoe If you paddle your own canoe, you control what you want to do without anyone's help or interference. With no one managing him, he was basically left to paddle his own canoe. As far as the rest of Europe is concerned we've just got to paddle our own canoe. See also: canoe, own, paddle Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. be up the creek without a paddle be in severe difficulty, usually with no means of extricating yourself from it. informal Often shortened to be up the creek , this expression is recorded in the mid 20th century as military slang for ‘lost’ (for example, while on a patrol). See also: creek, paddle, up, without paddle your own canoe be independent and self-sufficient. informal This expression has been in figurative use from the early 19th century: it was the title of a popular song by Sarah T. Bolton in 1854 . See also: canoe, own, paddle up the river to or in prison. informal, chiefly North American This phrase originated with reference to Sing Sing prison, which is situated up the Hudson River from the city of New York. See also: river, up Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary up shit creek (without a paddle) and up the creek (without a paddle) and up a creek mod. in an awkward position with no easy way out. (Usually objectionable.) There I was, at Disney World with only a measly $47.54. I was literally up the creek without a paddle. You are up a creek! You got yourself into it, so get yourself out. See also: creek, paddle, shit, up, without up the creek without a paddle verb See up shit creek without a paddle See also: creek, paddle, up, without up a creek verb See up shit creek without a paddle See also: creek, up up the river mod. in prison. (Underworld.) The judge who sent him up the river was indicted for accepting bribery. If Gary had only known sooner! See also: river, up McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions up the river Slang In or into prison. See also: river, up American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. paddle one's own canoe, to To be independent and self-reliant. The analogy to steering one’s boat is very old indeed; Euripides drew it in his play Cyclops (ca. 440 b.c.). Canoes being largely a Western Hemisphere conveyance, this particular version of the term is American in origin. It dates from about 1800. An early appearance in print occurs in Frederick Marryat’s Settlers in Canada (1840). A few years later Harper’s Monthly (May 1854) published the following ditty: “Voyager upon life’s sea, to yourself be true, And whate’er your lot may be, paddle your own canoe.” It became a popular music-hall song. See also: own, paddle up 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 The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer up the river In jail. The infamous Sing Sing Correctional Facility, located in the town of Ossining thirty miles north of New York City, sits on the Hudson River shoreline. Any criminal convicted in a New York court and sentenced to be imprisoned there was sent “up the river.” The phrase, made popular in gangster movies, began to be applied to other prisons in the country, whether or not the cells boasted of a river view. “Up the river” should not be confused with “sold down the river,” meaning “deceived” and derived from the antebellum practice of Northern slaveholders selling troublesome slaves down the Mississippi River for a life of endless toil on cotton plantations. See also: river, up Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price See also: be up a/the creek (without a paddle) be up the creek without a paddle be in deep water in deep water in deep water(s) get in(to) deep water in hot water get out of a jam get out from under (someone or something) References in periodicals archive PADL is on a mission to make paddle sport rentals accessible to everyone through technology, with a vision to create a globally conscious community focused on ocean conservation and health through paddle sports. PADL - Automated Paddle Sport Rentals The company offers products for every water adventure from paddling sports such as kayaking and paddle boarding to sailing and outfitting for a fishing expedition. Aquatic Gear A number of canoeing resources will be available such as information on where to paddle, where to get lessons, clubs to join, local outfitters and rentals, and details on local river trips and Midwest excursions. Learn about canoeing, kayaking at Paddle in the Park If you knock off a second paddle while the wheel is still going slow, and if that paddle is next to the first one, the wheel starts to spin really fast. NEW TEXAS * STAR: This novel Texas Star target is full of innovative ideas that make sense! Dubai: A group of mums and career ladies on Wednesday morning ditched their excuses and braved the water to paddle board in Jumeirah as a way to prioritise their health and spice up their fitness activities. Mums ditch excuses, get on the paddle board In 2015, there were eight canoe, kayak and paddle board fatalities in Florida. Wear it: it's easier than ever picking a PFD you'll want to wear I could even adjust the cant of the paddle to point my gear accordingly, although it came from DeSantis with a slight forward cant, which was perfect. Desantis Backup Pouch A defibrillator consists of an electric supply unit and two metal electrodes (paddles) that are pressed very firmly to the patient's chest using insulating plastic handles. What does the equipment do? This year, they covered 30% more distance compared to their 180-km paddle in the UAE last year where they paddled over 25 hours across three days and raised more than US$3,500 for the IHG Shelter Fund. IHG duo completes second \\ Capital Paddle\\ in Oman Many modern holsters are modular and sold with both mounting options: a belt loop attachment and a paddle. In fact, many gun manufacturers are selling their pistols with holsters, and some provide both a paddle and belt loop attachment for these holsters. Paddle or belt? No, not for spanking. pros and cons of two common holster types Aten was wearing a life jacket when his paddle board struck the root wad, Carver said. River takes another life But the team at Go Canoeing wants you to leap into the water - and pick up a paddle! Water great idea; As the days get warmer, JANET TANSLEY says we should all be messing about on the river Treasurer John Brownless said: "TCWC is a small very friendly and enthusiastic club that encourages people of all ages and abilities, to take part in paddle sports. Your Team: Tynemouth Canoe & Waveski Club; This Your Team profile features the Kayaking club Tynemouth Canoe & Waveski Club, for ages 7 to 87! After Hurricane Katrina, Mavar-Schmidt moved to the Florida Panhandle where she saw the sport of paddle boarding "explode." The popularity of the sport she now calls her passion wasn't lost on her, so when she returned to Mississippi, she opened Paddles Up Paddleboards and More in Ocean Springs in July 2013. Love of the water leads to Ocean Springs SUP business for Coast native ySTANBUL (CyHAN)- A body found on Saturday on the shores of Marmara Island belongs to one of five people who went missing after they rented a paddle boat at an ystanbul beach last Sunday, officials said on Monday. Body of man missing at sea found 100 km away
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