To say that someone is up shit creek is to imply that he or she or it is in real jam.

A deranged, poorly-planned attempt to seize power; particularly if an election does not turn out in your favor.

To be in deep trouble with no solution.
(It's actually "Up shit creek without a paddle" --- scans better than "with no paddle."

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

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"

1) To be in deep trouble with no solution, also called 'up shit creek with no paddle'
2) To be up to your arms in a flowing river of faeces and mucus.

When something you own is not performing like it's supposed to