up the creek without a paddle

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up the creek without a paddle

  1. Alternative form of up the creek
    • 2022 December 7, Peter Walker, quoting Ian Houlder, “Row grows over Matt Hancock’s announcement he is quitting as MP”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      Ian Houlder, a Tory councillor for West Suffolk, said Hancock appeared to be “up the creek without a paddle” in terms of remaining the MP, and so had seemingly decided to go.
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