How to Pronounce "up a creek"
expression
UHP-uh-KREEK
UP-uh-KREEK
Definition
To be in a difficult or troublesome situation, especially one with no easy solution.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈəp/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈkɹik
British English
ˈʌp/ /æɪ/ /kɹˈiːk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
UHP-uh-KREEK
UK
UP-uh-KREEK
Listen in Context
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.