up the creek
up the creek or up the creek without a paddle {adj. phr.}, {informal}
In trouble or difficulty and unable to do anything about it; stuck.
Father said that if the car ran out of gas in the middle of the desert, we would be up the creek without a paddle.
I'll be up the creek if I don't pass this history test.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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