Was up the creek without a paddle?

Was up the creek without a paddle?

In trouble, in a serious predicament, as in If the check doesn’t arrive today I’m up a creek, or The car wouldn’t start, so I was up the creek without a paddle. This slangy idiom conjures up the image of a stranded canoeist with no way of moving (paddling) the canoe.

What does up Jacob’s creek without a paddle mean?

be up
phrase​informal. or be up shit creek (without a paddle)​impolite. DEFINITIONS1. to be in a difficult situation. If we don’t get this contract, we’re up the creek!

What does paddle up your creek mean?

Something which we would need ‘no paddle’ for. Also, we shouldn’t rule out the possibility that this clue simply means that we don’t take the creek on our left (or the first creek we come across). There will be ‘no paddle up your creek’ = ‘don’t go up that creek’ Or, alternately, we do go up that creek.

Where did up a creek without a paddle come from?

Wounded sailors during Nelson’s time, were taken there to be admitted to the Royal Naval Hospital Haslar to die or recover. The ships moored up in the Solent and the wounded soldiers were transported up Haslar creek by tramline hence ‘Up the creek without a paddle’.

What is without a paddle based on?

It tells the story of three reunited childhood friends going on a trip up a remote river in order to search for the loot of long-lost airplane hijacker D. B. Cooper….

Without a Paddle
Screenplay by Jay Leggett Mitch Rouse
Story by Harris Goldberg Tom Nursall Fred Wolf
Produced by Donald De Line

Is Schitt’s Creek an expression?

Prepositional phrase (vulgar) In trouble; in a difficult situation.

What Does It Mean Creek?

1 : a natural stream of water normally smaller than and often tributary to a river. 2 chiefly British : a small inlet or bay narrower and extending farther inland than a cove. 3 archaic : a narrow or winding passage.

Where did up the creek without a paddle come from?

What does home of the Brown mean?

The Home of Brown appears to be a very important clue. Forrest has said that, if you knew the House of Brown, you could walk right to the treasure. So, it appears that WWWH is the first ‘clue’, and HoB is the second. So, if you can locate the Home of Brown correctly, the treasure can be your’s in short order.

Who is the Mountain Man in without a paddle?

Del Knox
The mountain man later reveals himself to be Del Knox, Cooper’s partner before his death. The next morning, the farmers find them and assault the house. The trio escapes while Del shoots at the two farmers with his dual wield revolvers.

What river was the movie Without a Paddle filmed?

This featherweight male-bonding adventure-comedy was shot in NZ in 2004, using North Island locations exclusively for its depiction of an Oregon river rafting trip. It was also the first film to qualify for the NZSPG (New Zealand Screen Production Grant).

What’s Ew, David?

“Ew David” vanity license plates are popping up all over North America in honor of Schitt’s Creek. Now, superfans are getting vanity license plates that read “Ew, David” in honor of Alexis’ favorite catchphrase, which she’ll utter in the direction of her brother David when he does, well anything.

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