UP THE CREEK (WITHOUT A PADDLE)

Meaning of UP THE CREEK (WITHOUT A PADDLE) in English

( informal ) in a difficult or bad situation :

I was really up the creek without my car.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 …
Slang English vocab
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 …
Словарь английских идиом
UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE — adj AmE sl I seem to be up the creek without a paddle — Я, кажется, здорово влип
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE — adj AmE sl I seem to be up the creek without a paddle — Я, кажется, здорово влип
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE — creek without a paddle, up the adj AmE sl I seem to be up the creek without a paddle Я, …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CREEK — or Muscogee A loose and shifting confederation of groups that once occupied much of the Georgia and Alabama flatlands, the …
Английский словарь Британика
WITHOUT — I. wə̇ˈthau̇t, -thau̇t, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English withoute, withouten, from Old English withūtan, from with, preposition + ūtan, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PADDLE — I. ˈpad ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English padell 1. dialect England : spud 2 2. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CREEK — I. ˈkrēk, ˈkrik — ˈkrik is less frequent in the South than in the rest of the US and less …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WITHOUT — (prep.) Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or employment of; …
Английский словарь Webster
PADDLE — (v. i.) The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made; hence, any short, broad blade, resembling …
Английский словарь Webster
PADDLE — (v. i.) To dabble in water with hands or feet; to use a paddle, or something which serves as a …
Английский словарь Webster
WITHOUT — ( prep. ) Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PADDLE — ( v. i. ) To dabble in water with hands or feet; to use a paddle, or something which serves …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PADDLE — ( v. i. ) The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made; hence, any short, broad …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WITHOUT — /widh owt", with-/ , prep. 1. with the absence, omission, or avoidance of; not with; with no or none of; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PADDLE — paddle 1 — paddler , n. /pad"l/ , n. , v. , paddled, paddling . n. 1. a short, flat …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CREEK — /kreek/ , n. , pl. Creeks , ( esp. collectively ) Creek . 1. a member of a confederacy of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CREEK — /kreek, krik/ , n. 1. U.S., Canada, and Australia. a stream smaller than a river. 2. a stream or channel …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WITHOUT — I. wi-ˈthau̇t, -ˈthau̇t preposition Etymology: Middle English withoute, from Old English withūtan, from with + ūtan outside, from ūt out …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PADDLE — I. ˈpa-d ə l intransitive verb ( pad·dled ; pad·dling ˈpad-liŋ, ˈpa-d ə l-iŋ) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1530 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CREEK — noun Date: 1725 1. : an American Indian confederacy of peoples chiefly of Muskogean stock of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CREEK — noun Etymology: Middle English crike, creke, from Old Norse -kriki bend Date: 13th century 1. chiefly British : a small …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WITHOUT — adv outside of the house; out of doors. 2. without ·conj unless; except; introducing a clause. 3. without ·prep …
Webster English vocab
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
PADDLE — vi ·see paddle staff (b), below. 2. paddle ·vt to pat or stroke amorously, or gently. 3. paddle ·vi a …
Webster English vocab
CREEK — noun any turn or winding. 2. creek ·noun a stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a …
Webster English vocab
CREEK — [ kri:k ] ■ noun ( plural same) 1》 a member of a confederacy of American Indian peoples of the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WITHOUT — [with.out] prep [ME withoute, fr. OE withutan, fr. with + utan outside, fr. ut out--more at out] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PADDLE — [pad.dle] vi pad.dled ; pad.dling [origin unknown] (1530) 1: to move the hands or feet about in shallow water 2. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CREEK — [creek] n [ME crike, creke, fr. ON -kriki bend] (13c) 1 chiefly Brit: a small inlet or bay narrower and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CREEK — Muskogean-speaking North American Indian tribe that originally occupied a huge expanse of the flatlands of Georgia and Alabama. Their economy …
Britannica English vocabulary
PADDLE — paddl|e BrE AmE ˈpæd ə l ▷ paddl|ed d ▷ paddl|es z ▷ paddl|ing ‿ɪŋ ▶ ˈ paddle boat BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CREEK — Creek BrE AmE kriːk (= creak) ▷ Creeks kriːks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CREEK — creek BrE AmE kriːk krɪk — Preference poll, American English: kriːk 98%, krɪk 2%. ▷ creeks kriːks krɪks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WITHOUT — / wɪˈðaʊt; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. not having, experiencing or showing sth : They had gone …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PADDLE — / ˈpædl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a short pole with a flat wide …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CREEK — / kriːk; NAmE / noun 1. ( BrE ) a narrow area of water where the sea flows into the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CREEK — / kriːk/ noun ( pl. Creek or Creeks ) a member of a Native American people, many of whom now …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITHOUT — with ‧ out S1 W1 /wɪðˈaʊt $ wɪðˈaut, wɪθˈaʊt/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PADDLE — I. pad ‧ dle 1 /ˈpædl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Perhaps from Medieval Latin padela , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CREEK — Creek BrE AmE noun 1 . the Creek [P] a Native American tribe from Georgia and Alabama in the US …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CREEK
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WITHOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 not having, feeling, or showing (came without any money; without hesitation; without any emotion). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PADDLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a short broad-bladed oar used without a rowlock. 2 a paddle-shaped instrument. 3 Zool. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CREEK — n. 1 Brit. a a small bay or harbour on a sea-coast. b a narrow inlet on a sea-coast or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WITHOUT — prep. & adv. prep. 1 not having, feeling, or showing (came without any money; without hesitation; without any emotion). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PADDLE — n. & v. n. 1 a short broad-bladed oar used without a rowlock. 2 a paddle-shaped instrument. 3 Zool. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CREEK — n. 1 Brit. a a small bay or harbour on a sea-coast. b a narrow inlet on a sea-coast or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WITHOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. not having, feeling, or showing (came without any money; without hesitation; without any emotion). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
PADDLE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a short broad-bladed oar used without a rowlock. 2 a paddle-shaped instrument. 3 Zool. …
Oxford English vocab
CREEK — n.1 Brit. a a small bay or harbour on a sea-coast. b a narrow inlet on a sea-coast or in …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITHOUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PADDLE — ( paddles, paddling, paddled) 1. A paddle is a short pole with a wide flat part at one end or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CREEK — ( creeks) 1. A creek is a narrow place where the sea comes a long way into the land. ( …
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