up a creek Idioma
up a creek
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.
up a/the brook (without a paddle)
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 the brook after a paddle. Shouldn't we stop for gas? We'll be up a brook if the car dies on that abandoned alley ahead.Learn more: creek, upup a creek
Also, up bits creek; up the brook (without a paddle). In trouble, in a austere predicament, as in If the analysis doesn't access today I'm up a creek, or The car wouldn't start, so I was up the brook after a paddle. This slangy argot conjures up the angel of a abandoned canoeist with no way of affective (paddling) the canoe. President Harry S. Truman acclimated the aboriginal appellation in a letter in 1918. The aboriginal alternative is advised vulgar. Learn more: creek, up