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up shit's creek

up shit's creek is the alternative form of up shit creek.

Meaning of up shit creek

Prepositional phrase

  1. (vulgar) In trouble; in a difficult situation.

Questions about up shit's creek

What is up shit's creek the alternative form of?
Up shit's creek is the alternative form of up shit creek.

Words near up shit's creek in the dictionary

  1. up quarks
  2. up round
  3. up rounds
  4. up shit creek
  5. up shit creek without a paddle
  6. up shit's creek
  7. up shit's creek without a paddle
  8. up so down
  9. up someone's alley
  10. up someone's ass
  11. up someone's strasse

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