up the pole

prepositional phrase6

1. •
   (Ireland, informal) Pregnant.

   • You know that red Carlisle girl, Lily? […] Is she up the pole? —Better ask Seymour that. — 1922
2. •
   (informal) In trouble or difficulty.

   • An' all them joys o' life I 'eld so sweet / Is up the pole. — 1915
3. •
   (informal) In confusion; mistaken.
4. •
   (slang) Crazy; at one's wits' end.
5. •
   (slang, no longer used) Drunk.
6. •
   (slang, no longer used) In favour or good repute; strait-laced; teetotal.