# in Dickie's meadow

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/in-dickies-meadow
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

in trouble, in a predicament, in a difficult situation

## Examples

- If you lose your passport, you are in Dickie's meadow.
- He forgot to finish the report before the deadline, so now he is in Dickie's meadow with his boss.
- By failing to secure the necessary funding before the project launch, the entire team found themselves in Dickie's meadow, facing an uncertain and difficult future.

## Origin

Uncertain. The first part may derive from the adjective dicky “troublesome”, later interpreted as a proper noun. (disputed)

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