"up the creek without a paddle" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=up the creek without a paddle}} up the creek without a paddle, {{en-PP|head=up the creek without a paddle}} up the creek without a paddle
  1. Alternative form of up the creek Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: up the creek
    Sense id: en-up_the_creek_without_a_paddle-en-prep_phrase-GJRoMLyn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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