Usually means: In a difficult, problematic situation.
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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word up the creek:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. up the creek: Merriam-Webster
  2. up the creek: Collins English Dictionary
  3. up the creek: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. up the creek: Wiktionary
  5. up the creek, up the creek (without a paddle): Dictionary.com
  6. Up the Creek (song): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. up the creek (without a paddle): TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. up the creek: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. up the creek: Urban Dictionary


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