- up the creek
- ► up the creek informal 1) in severe difficulty or trouble. 2) Brit. stupid or misguided.Main Entry: ↑creek
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The Creek Drank the Cradle — es el primer álbum completo de Iron and Wine. Este fue realizado el 24 de septiembre de 2002. Lista de canciones incluidas en el album Lion s Mane – 2:49 Bird Stealing Bread – 4:21 Faded from the Winter – 3:17 Promising Light – 2:49 The Rooster… … Wikipedia Español
The Creek Drank the Cradle — Infobox Album | Name = The Creek Drank the Cradle Type = Album Artist = Iron Wine Released = September 24 2002 Recorded = Genre = Folk rock Length = 39:26 Label = Sub Pop Producer = Iron Wine Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5… … Wikipedia
up the creek — • up the creek (without a paddle) • without a paddle in trouble She is up the creek now that she has lost her passport. Digest 22/2002 in a bad situation and unable to proceed; in an awkward position with no easy way out. Charles agreed to finish … Idioms and examples
Up the Creek — can mean:* Up the Creek (1958 film) a British comedy film, directed by Val Guest. * Further Up the Creek (1958 film) a sequel film, also directed by Guest. * Up the Creek (1984 film) an American comedy film … Wikipedia
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 the car ran out of gas in the middle of the desert, we would be up the creek without a paddle./ * … Dictionary of American idioms
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 the car ran out of gas in the middle of the desert, we would be up the creek without a paddle./ * … Dictionary of American idioms
up\ the\ creek — • up the creek (without a paddle) • without a paddle adj. phr. informal In trouble or difficulty and unable to do anything about it; stuck. Father said that if the car ran out of gas in the middle of the desert, we would be up the creek without a … Словарь американских идиом
up the creek — If someone or something is up the creek, they are in real trouble. Up the creek without a paddle is an alternative, and up shit creek (without a paddle) is a ruder form. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
up the creek — (without a paddle) in an extremely difficult situation. All those people who have money invested in it are going to be up the creek. Etymology: based on the idea of being in a small boat in a stream and not having a paddle (= short pole with a… … New idioms dictionary
Up the Creek — In diesem Artikel oder Abschnitt fehlen folgende wichtige Informationen: Belegte Profi Kritiken Du kannst Wikipedia helfen, indem du sie recherchierst und einfügst … Deutsch Wikipedia
up the creek — adjective In trouble; in a difficult situation. Well be up the creek if we lose those files, so we should back them up regularly. Syn: up shit creek … Wiktionary
