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creek Идиома
up shit creek
in a bad situation, in a fix If we lose our matches, we're up shit creek. We need a campfire.
up the creek without a paddle
Idiom(s): up the creek (without a paddle)
Theme: TROUBLE
in a bad situation. (Slang. Use with caution. There is a taboo version of this phrase.) • What a mess I’m in. I'm really up the creek without a paddle. • I tried to prevent it, hut I seem to he up the creek, too.
Lord willing and the creek don't rise
Pertains to the ability to accomplish a task or meet an obligation, barring unforseen complications. Example "I will be at work tomorrow, Lord willing and the creek don't rise."
Up the creek
If someone or something is up the creek, they are in real trouble. 'Up the creek without a paddle' is an alternative, and 'up shit creek (without a paddle)' is a ruder form.
up the creek|creek|paddle|up|up the creek without
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. Compare: DEEP WATER, IN THE SOUP, UP A TREE, OUT OF LUCK.
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.
An creek idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with creek, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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