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up shit's creek
a. (context idiomatic English) (alternative form of up shit creek English)
Usage examples of "up shit's creek".
There's nothing saying that they won't have help from landsmen and if we get attacked by orcs we're all up shit's creek.
It's my humble opinion that without good sergeants we'd be up shit's creek without a paddle.
If the new battalion commander hadn't arrived we would be truly up shit's creek getting it sorted out, but he's detailed me as acting Three, so I'll have some impact on the plan, especially since I get along with Wilson, the Four.
But if it doesn't air at all I'm up shit's creek without a paddle.