up a stump
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up a stump
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At a loss, puzzled, in a bind.
GEO. Why it's got to. Suppose we wandered out of it and took a chance at the language on our own responsibility, where the nation would we be? Up a stump, that's where. Our only safety is in sticking like wax to the text.
Similar: in trouble, up the stump
Talk about this word "up a stump." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/up%20a%20stump. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. up a stump. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/up%20a%20stump "up a stump." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/up%20a%20stump.Cite this
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