up a stump

up a stump {adj. phr.}, {slang}

Stumped; blocked; mixed up or confused in what you are trying to do.

Jimmy knows how to add and subtract but fractions have him up a stump.

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[take the stump] or [take to the stump] {v. phr.} To travel around to different places making political speeches. * /The men running for president took to the stump to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[to the stump] See: [TAKE THE STUMP] or [TAKE TO THE STUMP]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[stump] See: [TAKE THE STUMP] or [TAKE TO THE STUMP], [UP A STUMP]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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