| 词汇 | up the creek without a paddle |
| 释义 | Idiom up the creek without a paddleup the creek (without a paddle) in an extremely difficult situation.All those people who have money invested in it are going to be up the creek. Etymology: based on the idea of being in a small boat in a stream and not having a paddle (= short pole with a wide, flat part) with which to move it 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. up the creek without a paddleverbSee up shit creek without a paddle |
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