be up the creek

be up the creek
амер.; жарг.
быть в трудном положении, в беде, "влипнуть"

You really are up the creek, Popinjay. Is Popinjay really your name? (J. Heller, ‘Catch-22’, ch. VIII) — В таком случае вы на самом деле здорово влипли, Попинджей. А ваша фамилия действительно Попинджей?

How 'bout writing a composition for me, for English? I'll be up the creek if I don't get the goddam thing in by Monday. (J. Salinger, ‘The Catcher in the Rye’, ch. IV) — Не напишешь ли ты за меня английское сочинение? Мне несдобровать, если я в понедельник ничего не сдам.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • 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 the car ran out of gas in the middle of the desert, we would be up the creek without a paddle./ * …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • 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 the car ran out of gas in the middle of the desert, we would be up the creek without a paddle./ * …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Up the Creek (1958 film) — Up the Creek is a 1958 British comedy film written and directed by Val Guest which starred David Tomlinson, Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde White, David Lodge and Lionel Jeffries. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052343/] An officer (Tomlinson) is given …   Wikipedia

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