up a creek

up a creek
up the creek (without a paddle) & up a creek & up shit creek
Inf. Fig. in an awkward position with no easy way out. •

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 idioms. 2013.

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