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Phrase(s): *crooked as a barrel of fish hooks [and] *crooked as a fish hook; *crooked as a dog’s hind leg
very 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs