up the creek
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The Corps has been cleaning up the creek for more than 20 years.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2022
“It only takes one or two of the girls being sick, or one of the two of them quitting, for me to not be covered. And then you’re up the creek without a paddle.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2019
As they hiked up the creek, Noble, an aquatics biologist for the Southeast Region of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, swung the wand back and forth across the surface of the water.
From Washington Times • Jun. 24, 2017
A short boat ride up the creek, Mr Ekpebide took me to the seat of the traditional Gbaramatu Kingdom, a prominent Ijaw group in the region.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2016
The dog team was barreling up the creek and was drawn in by his commotion, and I barely got the sled stopped and tied off to a tree before they got to him.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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