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up shit creek

up shit creek prepositional phrase: in trouble; in a difficult situation.

Prepositional phrase

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

Synonyms of up shit creek

Forms of up shit creek

alternative formup shit's creek
alternative formup shit's creek without a paddle
alternative formup shit creek without a paddle

Questions about up shit creek

What does up shit creek mean?
Up shit creek means in trouble; in a difficult situation.
What part of speech is up shit creek?
Up shit creek is a prepositional phrase.

Words near up shit creek in the dictionary

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

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