Up The River/creek With No Paddle Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Up The River/creek With No Paddle Idiom mean?

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up the river/creek with no paddle What does up the river/creek with no paddle mean?	in trouble and unable to do anything about it	I think that we are up the river with no paddle now that our car has run out of gasoline.
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by a long shot What does "by a long shot" mean?	by a big difference	Our company beat out the bids of the other companies by a long shot.
diddly-squat What does "diddly-squat" mean?	nothing; nothing at all
Dot all the i's and cross all the t's What does "Dot all the i's and cross all the t's" mean?	If you dot all the i's and cross all the t's, you do something very carefully and thoroughly.
raise an objection (to/about someone or something) What does "raise an objection (to/about someone or something)" mean?	to make an objection about someone or something in a trial	The defense lawyer stood up during the trial to raise an objection about the testimony of the witness.
act one's age What does "act one's age" mean?	to behave as a mature person or at least to behave equal to one's age	My friend never acts her age in public.
be all ears What does "be all ears" mean?	be eager to hear what someone has to say.	A: "I just got an e-mail message from our old friendSally."B: "Tell me what she said. I'm all ears!"

lay off (something) What does "lay off (something)" mean?	stop using or taking something bad (alcohol/drugs/chocolate/cigarettes)	I was told by my doctor to lay off smoking or I would be sick in the future.
get (something) under control What does "get (something) under control" mean?	to be able to control something	The fire fighters were quickly able to get the fire under control.
take on too much What does "take on too much" mean?	to undertake to do too much work or too many tasks	My aunt is taking on too much and is very tired recently.
sleaze-bucket What does "sleaze-bucket" mean?	disgusting , repulsive person
bitter pill to swallow What does "bitter pill to swallow" mean?	something unpleasant that one must accept	It was a bitter pill to swallow when I learned that I would not get the job that I thought I would.

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Up The River/creek With No Paddle Idiom