up the creek without a paddle

English

Prepositional phrase

up the creek without a paddle

1. Alternative form of up the creek
   • 2022 December 7, Peter Walker, quoting Ian Houlder, “Row grows over Matt Hancock’s announcement he is quitting as MP”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Ian Houlder, a Tory councillor for West Suffolk, said Hancock appeared to be “up the creek without a paddle” in terms of remaining the MP, and so had seemingly decided to go.