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Meaning of "up the creek" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UP THE CREEK

up the creek play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UP THE CREEK

up oneself
up the ante
up the boohai
up the duff
up the pole
up the spout
up to
up to a point
up to date
up to high doh
up to one´s ears
up to one´s eyes
up to one´s neck in
up to putty
up to scratch
up to snuff
up to speed
up to the elbows with
up to the minute
up top

WORDS THAT END LIKE UP THE CREEK

Ancient Greek
Byzantine Greek
Cooper Creek
creek
Cripple Creek
Dawson Creek
fenugreek
Greek
Greek meets Greek
Late Greek
Medieval Greek
Middle Greek
Modern Greek
peat reek
reek
shit creek

Synonyms and antonyms of up the creek in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «up the creek» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UP THE CREEK

Find out the translation of up the creek to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of up the creek from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «up the creek» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

了小溪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hasta el arroyo
570 millions of speakers

English

up the creek
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्रीक अप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يصل الخور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

до ручья
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

até o córrego
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রিক আপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le ruisseau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Naik sungai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bis Bach
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小川アップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

개울 위로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Munggah gunung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lên lạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रीक अप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dere kadar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il torrente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w górę potoku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

до струмка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sus pârâul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μέχρι τον κολπίσκο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tot die spruitjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

upp bäcken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opp bekken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of up the creek

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UP THE CREEK»

The term «up the creek» is normally little used and occupies the 115.424 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UP THE CREEK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about up the creek

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UP THE CREEK»

Discover the use of up the creek in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to up the creek and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Cat Who Went Up the Creek
Jim Qwilleran is enjoying his stay at the Nutcracker Inn in Black Creek.
Lilian Jackson Braun, 2002
2
Up the Creek
When a bear, a moose, and a beaver go on a canoe trip they have all sorts of disagreements, until they find themselves stranded up the creek and decide that working together is the only way to make it home safely.
Nicholas Oldland, 2013
3
Up the Creek: An Amazon Adventure
Recounts a canoe trip that took the author through one of the most obscure Amazon river tributaries, the Jari River in Brazil.
John Harrison, 2012
4
Up the Creek: True Stories of Canoeists in Trouble
True tales of injury, fire, equipment failure, bear encounters, violent storms, and more Entertaining and instructive stories from accomplished canoeists Insights on how to anticipate and avoid canoeing mishaps The foundation principles of ...
Doug McKown, 2004
5
Up the Creek: A Lifetime Spent Trying to Be a Sailor
Tony James is a writer and sailing enthusiast.
Tony James, 2006
6
On Golden Pond... Or Up the Creek?: Making the Right Choices ...
F. Bill Billimoria makes known the many pitfalls that lie in wait for the unwary. With examples and charts, he also shows how to plan, implement, and monitor progress toward your own Golden Pond.
F. Bill Billimoria, 2007
7
Up the Creek Without a Saddle: The Bareback Poetry of Jerry ...
Jerry Johnson's collection of heartfelt poems and song lyrics in Up the Creek Without a Saddle reflect his great love for the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and celebrates its seasons, farms, barns, animals, mountains, rivers and rural way of ...
Jerry Johnson, 2013
8
Up the Creek With a Paddle: Beat Ms and All Autoimmune ...
I have no doubt about that." Dr. Bernard Bihari The story is simple. It is about love, life and hope.
Boyle Mary Bradley, 2009
9
Meg Up the Creek
Meg, Mog and Owl are back in a wonderful outdoor adventure.
Helen Nicoll, 2002
10
Up the Creek Without a Mullet: A Hair-brained Journey Across ...
Fascinated with the 1980s hairstyle, and a compulsive traveler, this is Simon Varwell's account of a journey around the globe to all places Mullet.
Simon Varwell, 2010

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UP THE CREEK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term up the creek is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Floodwaters claim three family members
Family members and friends search in the area of Red Oak Creek near ... was so intense, stacked stone walls erected years ago to shore up the creek bank ... «Ledger Independent, Jul 15»
2
Going down the river with Up the Creek Rafting
This company was started as Up tha Creek Expeditions Inc. in 1997. I purchased it in 2010, with my girlfriend at the time, Molly. Molly and I met in a rookie ... «Glenwood Springs Post Independent, May 15»
3
Buffalo finally clears garbage from Scajaquada Creek
However, the city hasn't cleaned up the creek until Tuesday morning. ... and snow melt causes sewer overflows in the city and Scajaquada Creek gets hit hard. «WGRZ-TV, Apr 15»
4
State of emergency declared near Normans Kill Creek
Slope failure on the Bethlehem side has dammed up the creek – causing high potential for flooding upstream. A chunk of land more than 200 yards wide slid ... «WNYT, Apr 15»
5
Cleaning up the creek
CHAMPAIGN -- Crews cleaned up multiple areas around the city for Boneyard Creek Community Day. The event is an opportunity for people to protect lakes and ... «IllinoisHomePage.net, Apr 15»
6
Up the creek
A WHITE woman in the fluorescent-yellow jacket of a freelance parking attendant steps into the road, gesticulating at an empty bay outside a restaurant in ... «The Economist, Aug 14»
7
Wolf Creek 2 review: Up the creek again with iconic villain Mick Taylor
Australian cinema has long had its Gothic underside, but Wolf Creek, the 2005 feature debut of writer-director Greg McLean, struck a nerve like no local shocker ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 14»
8
Nine caught up a 'creek without a paddle;' one remains at large
The operation titled 'Up the creek without a paddle,' is a culmination of a three-month investigation into allegations of drug dealing along Creek Road, Station ... «Delaware County Daily Times, Aug 13»
9
Peabody's Bugaboo eatery up the creek
PEABODY — The Bugaboo Creek Steak House on Route 114 has closed, leaving an unspecified number of cooks, waiters, bartenders and other personnel out ... «The Salem News, Nov 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Up the creek [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/up-the-creek>. May 2024 ».
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