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1 to be up the creek without a paddle
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creek [kri:k]* * *[kriːk], US also [krɪk]2) ( stream) ruisseau m••to be up the creek (without a paddle) — (colloq) être mal barré (sl)
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to be up the creek (without a paddle) ○ être mal barré ◑ ; to be up shit creek ● être dans la merde ●. -
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creek [kri:k]British (of sea) crique f, anse f; American, Australian & New Zealand (stream) ruisseau m; (river) rivière f;∎ familiar to be up the creek être dans de beaux draps ou dans le pétrin;∎ very familiar to be up shit creek (without a paddle) être dans la merde (jusqu'au cou) -
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1 noun(a) (excrement) merde f;∎ to have the shits avoir la chiasse;∎ dog shit merde f de chien;∎ tough shit! tant pis pour ma/ta/sa/ etc gueule!;∎ she thinks she's hot shit elle ne se prend pas pour de la merde;∎ to kick or to beat or to knock the shit out of sb casser la gueule à qn, défoncer la gueule à qn;∎ to scare the shit out of sb foutre une trouille bleue à qn;∎ to bore the shit out of sb faire crever qn d'ennui;∎ I don't give a shit je m'en fous, j'en ai rien à foutre;∎ who gives a shit? qu'est-ce que ça peut foutre?;∎ to treat sb like shit traiter qn comme de la merde;∎ to be in the shit être dans la merde;∎ to drop sb in the shit foutre qn dans la merde;∎ when the shit hits the fan quand nous serons dans la merde (jusqu'au cou);∎ to get one's shit together se ressaisir□ ;∎ to be up shit creek (without a paddle) être dans une merde noire;∎ vulgar he thinks his shit doesn't stink il se prend pas pour de la merde;∎ vulgar eat shit (and die)! va te faire foutre!;∎ shit happens ce sont des choses qui arrivent□(b) (UNCOUNT) (nonsense, rubbish) conneries fpl;∎ I hate it when he starts on his anarchy shit je déteste quand il se met à débiter ses conneries sur l'anarchie;∎ that's a load of shit! c'est des conneries, tout ça!;∎ don't give me that shit! arrête tes conneries!;∎ to talk shit raconter des conneries;∎ he's full of shit il dit que des conneries, il sait pas ce qu'il dit;∎ no shit! sans déconner!, sans dec!∎ he's been a real shit to her il s'est vraiment conduit en salaud avec elle∎ I can't see shit j'y vois que dalle, j'y vois goutte;∎ that doesn't mean shit ça veut rien dire;∎ he doesn't do shit il en rame pas une, il en fout pas une rame∎ to be a load of shit, American to be the shits être de la merde(g) (useless things) bordel m, foutoir m;∎ clear all that shit off your desk vire-moi ce bordel de ton bureau(h) (disgusting substance) merde f, saloperie f;∎ I can't eat this shit je peux pas bouffer cette merde∎ to give sb shit faire chier qn;∎ I don't need this shit! j'ai pas envie de m'emmerder avec ce genre de conneries!(a) (defecate) chier;∎ figurative shit or get off the pot! alors, tu te décides?□∎ British to shit on sb from a great height (treat badly) traiter qn comme de la merde; (defeat) battre qn à plates coutures, écrabouiller qn;∎ American shit on that! et puis merde!∎ your parents will shit when they see what you've done! tes parents vont piquer une crise quand ils se rendront compte de ce que t'as fait!(a) to shit oneself (defecate, be scared) chier dans son froc; (react with anger) piquer une crise; (react with surprise) ne pas en revenir;∎ to shit a brick or bricks chier dans son froc, French Canadian chier dans ses culottes(worthless) merdique;∎ to feel shit (ill) se sentir patraque; (guilty) se sentir coupable□, avoir les boules ou les glandes;∎ I had a really shit time j'en ai bavé;∎ he's a shit driver il conduit comme un pied5 adverb∎ to be shit out of luck ne pas avoir de bol ou de potmerde!
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up the creek without a paddle — • up the creek (without a paddle) • without a paddle in trouble She is up the creek now that she has lost her passport. Digest 22/2002 in a bad situation and unable to proceed; in an awkward position with no easy way out. Charles agreed to finish … Idioms and examples
up\ the\ creek\ without\ a\ paddle — • up the creek (without a paddle) • without a paddle adj. phr. informal In trouble or difficulty and unable to do anything about it; stuck. Father said that if the car ran out of gas in the middle of the desert, we would be up the creek without a … Словарь американских идиом
up the creek without a paddle — see ↑creek • • • Main Entry: ↑paddle up the creek (without a paddle) see ↑creek • • • Main Entry: ↑up … Useful english dictionary
be up the creek (without a paddle) — informal be up shit creek (without a paddle) impolite phrase to be in a difficult situation If we don’t get this contract, we’re up the creek! Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situation … Useful english dictionary
up the creek without a paddle — up the creek (without a paddle) in an extremely difficult situation. All those people who have money invested in it are going to be up the creek. Etymology: based on the idea of being in a small boat in a stream and not having a paddle (= short… … New idioms dictionary
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 the creek (without a paddle) — up the ˈcreek (without a ˈpaddle) idiom (informal) in a difficult or bad situation • I was really up the creek without my car. Main entry: ↑creekidiom … Useful english dictionary
up the creek (without a paddle) — Go to p shit creek (without a paddle) … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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 — in a really bad situation with no way out … Dictionary of Australian slang
up the creek without a paddle — Australian Slang in a really bad situation with no way out … English dialects glossary