If you hadn't helped us, we would've been 'up the creek'.
The coast is dotted with tiny 'creeks'.
The children waded in the 'creek'.
(..) - What? I thought you said that you saw ree before. Yeah, what you talking about? You woke me up? You said you saw ree down by the creek. Well yeah, or dozen, it don't matter ... ...i wasn't gonna exactly hang around the creek ...counting fuckin' feathers, now would I? Matter a fact. (..)2015 The Revenant
(..) Yeah, sounds like a good idea. Hawk! You killed my son. Hawk! Bridge, there's about of them down by the creek. They're headed this way. Now grab your shit and let's go. Shit. Wait. What do we do? - Run right now. (..)2015 The Revenant