In trouble.
In stook
Example Sentences
"You're in right stook now."
"He's in stook with the missus."
Etymology & History
From agricultural "stook" (bundle of sheaves). Uncertain connection to trouble, possibly from being stuck/bundled up. Early 20th century slang.
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