Upcreek

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Towards the source of a creek.

    "She did know where he had gone? Up-creek? Good! He would strike out after him at once […]"

Example

More examples

"She did know where he had gone? Up-creek? Good! He would strike out after him at once […]"

Etymology

From up- + creek.

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