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paddle
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be up the creek (without a paddle) (informal, very informal!)
to be in a very difficult situation that you are not able to improve. If the car breaks down we're really up the creek. He'll be up shit creek unless he finds the money to pay off his loan.
See also: creek

paddle your own canoe (informal)

to be independent and not need help from anyone else. We hoped that after he left college he'd paddle his own canoe.

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