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1 to be up shit creek without a paddle
slang estar jodido,-aEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be up shit creek without a paddle
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2 creek
kri:k1) (a small inlet, especially off a river.) cala, ensenada2) ((American) a small river.) riachuelotr[kriːk]1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL cala2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL riachuelo, arroyo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be up the creek estar en un apuroto be up shit creek without a paddle slang estar jodido,-acreek ['kri:k, 'krɪk] n: arroyo m, riachuelo mn.• abierto s.m.• arroyo s.m.• cala s.f.• caleta s.f.• ensenada s.f.• riachuelo s.m.kriːka) ( stream) (AmE) arroyo m, riachuelo mto be up the creek — estar* mal, estar* equivocado
to be up the creek (colloq) o (vulg) up shit creek (without a paddle) — ( in difficulty) estar* en aprietos or en apuros, estar* jodido (vulg)
b) ( inlet) (BrE) cala f[kriːk]N (Brit) (=inlet) cala f, ensenada f; (US) (=stream) riachuelo m- up the creek* * *[kriːk]a) ( stream) (AmE) arroyo m, riachuelo mto be up the creek — estar* mal, estar* equivocado
to be up the creek (colloq) o (vulg) up shit creek (without a paddle) — ( in difficulty) estar* en aprietos or en apuros, estar* jodido (vulg)
b) ( inlet) (BrE) cala f
См. также в других словарях:
be up shit creek (without a paddle) — be in an awkward predicament. → shit … English new terms dictionary
be up shit creek without a paddle — ► be up shit creek (without a paddle) be in an awkward predicament. Main Entry: ↑shit … English terms dictionary
up shit creek (without a paddle) — AND up the creek (without a paddle); up a creek mod. in an awkward position with no easy way out. (Usually objectionable.) □ I’m sort of up the creek and don’t know what to do. □ You are up a creek! You got yourself into it, so get yourself out … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
up the creek (without a paddle) — Go to p shit creek (without a paddle) … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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be up the creek without a paddle — be up the creek (without a paddle) informal, very informal! to be in a very difficult situation that you are not able to improve. If the car breaks down we re really up the creek. He ll be up shit creek unless he finds the money to pay off his… … New idioms dictionary
Up shit creek without a paddle — in a really bad situation with no way out … Dictionary of Australian slang
up shit creek without a paddle — Australian Slang in a really bad situation with no way out … English dialects glossary
up shit creek — adj in serious trouble. Shit creek was a 19th century nickname (probably coined by British or American sailors) for any stagnant or dangerous backwa ter or river. The expression is often embellished to up shit creek without a paddle , sometimes… … Contemporary slang
be up shit creek — ► be up shit creek (without a paddle) be in an awkward predicament. Main Entry: ↑shit … English terms dictionary
be up shit creek — I see shit II be up shit creek (without a paddle) be in an awkward predicament … Useful english dictionary