| 词汇 | crooked |
| 释义 | crooked 1. adjective 1 dishonest; of dishonest manufacture UK, 1864. 2 annoyed AUSTRALIA, 1942 2. adverb illicitly, in a criminal manner, furtively UK, 1936 (as) crooked as a barrel of fish hooksVery unscrupulous and deceptive. Paul's never run an honest business in his life—that guy is as crooked as a barrel of fish hooks. crook (one's)/the elbowTo drink alcohol, perhaps excessively. Come crook your elbow at the bar with us tonight! If you're this hung-over, you must have really crooked the elbow at the party last night. *crooked as a barrel of fish hooksand *crooked as a fish hook; *crooked as a dog's hind legvery dishonest. (*Also: as ~.) Don't play cards with him. He's as crooked as a barrel of fish hooks. Mary says all politicians are crooked as a dog's hind leg. |
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