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An idiom/phrase is given in bold. Following this idiom/phrase are given three sentences, which use the given idiom/phrase. The idiom/phrase may or may not be used correctly in one or more sentences. Identify the sentence(s) that use(s) the idioms/phrases incorrectly either in grammar or context and mark the answer accordingly. Up a creek without a paddle
An idiom/phrase is given in bold. Following this idiom/phrase are given three sentences, which use the given idiom/phrase. The idiom/phrase may or may not be used correctly in one or more sentences. Identify the sentence(s) that use(s) the idioms/phrases incorrectly either in grammar or context and mark the answer accordingly. Up a creek without a paddle
I. When he lost his job and savings, he knew he was up a creek without a paddle.
II. The students were up a creek without a paddle when their teacher forgot about the test.
III. With the battery dead, we were up a creek without a paddle in the middle of nowhere. Which sentence(s) use(s) the idiom incorrectly?
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