Up shit creek Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈəp/ /ˈʃɪt/ /ˈkɹik

UP SHIT KREEK

UK

ˈʌp/ /ʃˈɪt/ /kɹˈiːk

UP shit KREEK

التعريف

A very informal and vulgar way to say you are in big trouble or a difficult situation with no clear solution.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very vulgar and highly informal (contains profanity). Only use among close friends in casual settings. Not appropriate for formal or polite company. Implies the situation is both serious and hard to escape.

• Spanish: en un buen lío - metido en un gran problema
• Portuguese (BR): em apuros - em uma enrascada
• Portuguese (PT): em apuros - em sarilhos
• Chinese (Simplified): 陷入大麻烦 - 陷入困境
• Chinese (Traditional): 陷入大麻煩 - 陷入困境
• Hindi: बहुत बुरी मुसीबत में
• Arabic: في ورطة كبيرة - في مأزق صعب
• Bengali: বিপদে পড়া - ভয়ানক ঝামেলায় থাকা (অশ্লীল) - একদম সমস্যায় পড়া (অশ্লীল)
• Russian: полная задница - совсем в жопе - в полной жопе (грубо)
• Japanese: 大ピンチ (卑語) - どん詰まり (卑語)
• Vietnamese: gặp rắc rối to (tục) - lâm vào tình thế tồi tệ (tục)
• Korean: 완전히 엿됐다 - 완전 X됐다 (비속어)
• Turkish: çok fena halde belada olmak (argo, küfürlü) - başı büyük dertte olmak (argo, küfürlü)
• Urdu: بری مشکل میں پھنسنا (گالی) - بہت بڑی مصیبت میں ہونا (گالی)
• Indonesian: dalam masalah besar (kasar) - sial besar (kasar)

جمل نموذجية

If we don't finish this project soon, we'll be up shit creek.

basic

She realized she was up shit creek after losing her wallet.

basic

We're really up shit creek without a backup plan.

basic

After getting that speeding ticket and losing my job, I’m up shit creek for sure.

natural

No passport and my flight leaves in an hour—I’m up shit creek now.

natural

Trust me, if you forget the tickets, we’ll both be up shit creek.

natural