in Dickie's meadow
English
Alternative forms
- in Dicky's meadow
Pronunciation
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Adjective
in Dickie's meadow (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) in trouble, in a predicament, in a difficult situation
- 1984, Archie Camden, Blow by Blow: The Memories of a Musical Rogue and Vagabond, page 58:
- "Now we are in Dickie's meadow, and how are you going to get us out?"
- 1984, Archie Camden, Blow by Blow: The Memories of a Musical Rogue and Vagabond, page 58:
Synonyms
- up the creek
- up shit creek
- up a gum tree