- up shit's creek
- v. be in a desperate, no-win situation
English slang. 2015.
up shit's creek
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shit — /shit/, n., v., shit or shat, shitting, interj. Vulgar. n. 1. excrement; feces. 2. an act of defecating; evacuation. 3. the shits. diarrhea. 4. Slang. pretense, lies, exaggeration, or nonsense. 5. Slang. something inferior or worthless … Universalium
shit — vulgar slang ► VERB (shitting; past and past part. shitted or shit or shat) 1) defecate. 2) (shit oneself) be very frightened. ► NOUN 1) faeces … English terms dictionary
creek — [kri:k] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old Norse; Origin: kriki bend ] 1.) AmE AusE a small narrow stream or river 2.) BrE a long narrow area of water that flows from the sea into the land 3.) be up the creek (without a paddle) spoken als … Dictionary of contemporary English
up shit's creek without a paddle — v. be in a desperate, no win situation … English slang
Shit Creek Review — [http://www.shitcreekreview.com The Shit Creek Review ] is an online literary and art magazine (webzine or e zine). Its content is mostly related to poetry, and includes work belonging the differing styles of formalism and free verse by… … Wikipedia
shit — shit1 [ʃıt] interjection not polite used to express anger, annoyance, fear, or disappointment = ↑damn ▪ Shit! I ve left my purse at home. shit 2 shit2 S2 n spoken not polite ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body waste)¦ 2¦(something bad)¦ 3¦(stupid/untrue talk)¦ 4 not … Dictionary of contemporary English
shit — [c]/ʃɪt / (say shit) Colloquial (taboo) –verb (shitted or shat or shit, shitted or shat or, Obsolete, shitten, shitting) – …
shit — 1 noun taboo, especially spoken 1 shit!/oh shit! used to express anger, fear, or disappointment: Shit! I ve left my purse at home. 2 BODY WASTE (U) solid waste that comes out of your body from your bowels: Mind that dog shit! 3 have/get the shits … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shit — shit1 [ ʃıt ] noun 1. ) uncount IMPOLITE solid waste from a person s or animal s body a ) singular an occasion when you go to the toilet to get rid of solid waste 2. ) uncount IMPOLITE something you do not like or think is of very bad quality:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shit — {{11}}shit (n.) O.E. scitte purging, from source of from SHIT (Cf. shit) (v.). Sense of excrement dates from 1580s. Use for obnoxious person is since at least 1508; meaning misfortune, trouble is attested from 1937; up shit creek in trouble is… … Etymology dictionary
