up shit creek

To be in a bad situation which is either slowly or rapidly getting worse with no evident way out. Should you be armed with a paddle, you still, typically, have a slow long recovery

see shitty

As soon as the principal saw the smirnoff bottle in my hand, I knew that I was "up shit creek"

by chris unger April 21, 2004

Up shit creek without a paddle

struggling hopelessly, but bravely, in a very unfortunate situation

We truly are up shit creek without a paddle here!

by SpongeRobert November 4, 2018

up shit's creek in a barbed-wire canoe

In serious trouble. Typically Australian version of "up the creek without a paddle."

When I reached for my credit card and found it was gone, I understood I was up shit's creek in a barbed-wire canoe.

by octopod August 25, 2004

up shit creek without a paddle

When one is caught in a precarious situation where the likelihood of it ending in something positive is virtually non-existent.

I can't believe I hit that car with my Mom's new car. I have been driving around aimlessly for the past 2 hours because as soon as she sees this dent, I'm up shit creek without a paddle.

wrong situation

by TheBigCanucklehead March 15, 2015

up shit creek without a paddle

A Scottish slang term meaning to be stuck in a bad situation without anyway of fixing it. The bad situation being 'shit creek' and the 'paddle' being the solution.

Germans: 'Oh nao, we haz lost WW1 and now have tons of debt and our country is facing hyperinflation!'

The Allies: 'Hahahaha, they're up shit creek without a paddle now! *slaps knee*'

by gregonfire November 24, 2010

up shit creek without a paddle

struggling hopelessly, but bravely, in a very unfortunate situation

We are up shit creek without a paddle here!

by SpongeRobert November 4, 2018

up shit creek

To be in an undesirable place, or to be in trouble. A contraction of "Up shit creek without a paddle." It can be made to define even more extreme circumstances by adding the suffix "with the repo men on the shore waiting for the boat"

"I was up Shit Creek without a paddle, and the repo men were waiting on the shore for the boat."

by Syndustry August 28, 2005