| 词组 | be up a/the creek (without a paddle) |
| 释义 | 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. be up the creek without a paddlebe in severe difficulty, usually with no means of extricating yourself from it. informalOften 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). |
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