YOU SAID:
up the metaphorical creek without a paddle
INTO JAPANESE
パドルなしで比喩的な小川を上る
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Climb a figurative stream without a paddle
INTO JAPANESE
パドルなしで比喩的な流れを登る
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Climb a figurative stream without a paddle
You've done this before, haven't you.