without a paddle

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UP THE CREEK or UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE.

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up the creek

[up the creek] or [up the creek without a paddle] {adj. phr.}, {informal} In trouble or difficulty and unable to do anything about it; stuck. * /Father said that if […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

paddle

[paddle] See: [UP THE CREEK] or [UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

paddle one's own canoe

[paddle one's own canoe] {v. phr.}, {informal} To work without help; earn your own living; support yourself. * /After his father died, John had to paddle his own canoe./ Syn.: […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

creek

[creek] See: [UP THE CREEK] or [UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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