up the creek

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)In trouble; in adifficultsituation.Synonyms:seeThesaurus:difficult situationWe'll beup the creekif we lose those files, so we should back them up regularly.1925, John Dos Passos,Manhattan Transfer, New York, N.Y.; London:Harper & Brothers,→OCLC, 3rd section,page306:“Then we would beup the creek. You can be extradited for grand larceny. Jez you wouldnt[sic]have me goin[sic]round with dark glasses and false whiskers all my life.”

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