in more shit than a Werribee duck en · ADP
Etymology
In reference to the sewage treatment plant near Werribee, Victoria, formerly known as Werribee Farm. See also in deep shit.
Meanings
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(Australia, qualifier:chiefly Victoria, slang, vulgar) In trouble; suffering great difficulties.
I had $6 in my pocket and I was thirsty too. I was in more shit than a Werribee duck.
2015 July 10, David Wood, “David Wood’s excellent adventure - from Darwin to Melbourne on a motorbike”, in Northern Territory News, Darwin, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026: