up the proverbial

A form of up shit creek — In trouble; in a difficult situation.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. euphemisticEuphemistic form of up shit creek.
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up the proverbial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20the%20proverbial

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“up the proverbial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20the%20proverbial. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up the proverbial,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20the%20proverbial.

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