كيف تنطق "up a creek"

expression

UHP-uh-KREEK

UP-uh-KREEK

التعريف

To be in a difficult or troublesome situation, especially one with no easy solution.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈəp/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈkɹik

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈʌp/ /æɪ/ /kɹˈiːk

أمريكي

UHP-uh-KREEK

بريطاني

UP-uh-KREEK

If we lose our map, we'll be up a creek.

Without help, we're really up a creek.

She's up a creek after forgetting her homework.

My phone died and I was lost—totally up a creek.