creek

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UP THE CREEK or UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE.

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up the creek

[up the creek] or [up the creek without a paddle] {adj. phr.}, {informal} In trouble or difficulty and unable to do anything about it; stuck. * /Father said that if […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

without a paddle

[without a paddle] See: [UP THE CREEK] or [UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

paddle

[paddle] See: [UP THE CREEK] or [UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

up a tree

[up a tree] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Hunted or chased into a tree; treed. * /The dog drove the coon up a tree so the hunter could shoot him./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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