| 释义 |
Idiom be up the creekbe 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 loan.
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 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). |