I think that we are up the river with no paddle now that our car has run out of gasoline.
Idioms and examples. 2014.
up the river with no paddle — • up the river with no paddle • up the creek with no paddle in trouble and unable to do anything about it I think that we are up the river with no paddle now that our car has run out of gasoline … Idioms and examples
up the creek without a paddle — • up the creek (without a paddle) • without a paddle in trouble She is up the creek now that she has lost her passport. Digest 22/2002 in a bad situation and unable to proceed; in an awkward position with no easy way out. Charles agreed to finish … Idioms and examples
up the creek without a paddle — up 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… … New idioms dictionary
Up the creek without a paddle — in a really bad situation with no way out … Dictionary of Australian slang
up the creek without a paddle — Australian Slang in a really bad situation with no way out … English dialects glossary
up shit creek (without a paddle) — AND up the creek (without a paddle); up a creek mod. in an awkward position with no easy way out. (Usually objectionable.) □ I’m sort of up the creek and don’t know what to do. □ You are up a creek! You got yourself into it, so get yourself out … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
up the creek — • up the creek (without a paddle) • without a paddle in trouble She is up the creek now that she has lost her passport. Digest 22/2002 in a bad situation and unable to proceed; in an awkward position with no easy way out. Charles agreed to finish … Idioms and examples
up 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… … New idioms dictionary
be up the creek — informal (also be up the creek without a paddle) be in severe difficulty or trouble, esp. with no means of extricating oneself from it … Useful english dictionary
up the creek — in severe difficulties The British army waterway, in which you might find yourself without a paddle, was shit creek, a vulgarism for the anus. Today most people who use the phrase figuratively are unaware of its provenance, and the… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
