(Idiom) To be in an undesirable situation*.
*Elitist would actually enjoy this.
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struggling hopelessly, but bravely, in a very unfortunate situation
We truly are up shit creek without a paddle here!
When one is caught in a precarious situation where the likelihood of it ending in something positive is virtually non-existent.
I can't believe I hit that car with my Mom's new car. I have been driving around aimlessly for the past 2 hours because as soon as she sees this dent, I'm up shit creek without a paddle.
wrong situation
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A Scottish slang term meaning to be stuck in a bad situation without anyway of fixing it. The bad situation being 'shit creek' and the 'paddle' being the solution.
Germans: 'Oh nao, we haz lost WW1 and now have tons of debt and our country is facing hyperinflation!'
The Allies: 'Hahahaha, they're up shit creek without a paddle now! *slaps knee*'
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struggling hopelessly, but bravely, in a very unfortunate situation
We are up shit creek without a paddle here!
struggling hopelessly, but bravely, in a very unfortunate situation
We are up shit creek without a paddle here!
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In serious trouble. Typically Australian version of "up the creek without a paddle."
When I reached for my credit card and found it was gone, I understood I was up shit's creek in a barbed-wire canoe.
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