Question:
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Up a creek without a paddle
दिए गए मुहावरे का सबसे उपयुक्त अर्थ चुनिए:
Up a creek without a paddle
Options:
- To take revenge
- To wish for something good to happen
- To be in an unlucky/bad situation
- To work hard to achieve success
- To take revenge
- To wish for something good to happen
- To be in an unlucky/bad situation
- To work hard to achieve success
Correct Answer: c)
Explanation:
The idiom **up a creek without a paddle** means to be in a very difficult, awkward, or unlucky situation with no easy way out or without the means to resolve it. Therefore, ‘To be in an unlucky/bad situation’ is the correct meaning.
मुहावरे **up a creek without a paddle** का शाब्दिक अर्थ बिना पतवार के जलधारा में फँस जाना होता है, जिसका अर्थ है किसी अत्यंत विषम, दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण या संकटग्रस्त स्थिति में होना जहाँ से निकलने का कोई आसान उपाय न हो। अतः सही अर्थ **To be in an unlucky/bad situation** है।