be an individual, be independent Love many, trust few, but always paddle your own canoe.
paddle
a gun:"Say why ya creep without a muthaphuckin paddle" -- Lady or Rage (Lyrical Gangbang [1992]).
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.
paddle one's own canoe
Idiom(s): paddle one's own canoe
Theme: INDEPENDENCE
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.
Up a river without a paddle
If you up a river without a paddle, you are in an unfortunate situation, unprepared and with none of the resources to remedy the matter.
Paddle your own canoe.
Mind your own business and be self-reliant.
paddle one's own canoe|canoe|paddle
v. phr., informal To work without help; earn your own living; support yourself. After his father died, John had to paddle his own canoe. Synonym: HOE ONE'S OWN ROW. Compare: MAKE ONE'S WAY.
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 bits brook (without a paddle)
rude slang In a arduous or alarming situation, abnormally one that cannot be calmly resolved. I accept no savings, so if I get accursed from my job, I'll be up bits brook after a paddle.Shouldn't we stop for gas? We'll be up bits brook if the car dies on that abandoned alley ahead.Learn more: creek, shit, up
up bits brook (without a paddle)
and up the brook (without a paddle) and up a creekmod. in an awkward position with no accessible way out. (Usually objectionable.) There I was, at Disney World with alone a beggarly $47.54. I was actually up the brook after a paddle. You are up a creek! You got yourself into it, so get yourself out. Learn more: creek, paddle, shit, up, withoutLearn more:
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