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Meanings of as crooked in English

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Usage of as crooked in English
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Don't be too sure I'm as crooked as I'm supposed to be.
The maltese falcon
2
Bolly's course seemed as crooked as the jagged outline of the cliffs.
The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
3
Things are going as crooked as you please, but not at Burlingame.
The Coast of Chance
4
He's as smart as lightning and as crooked as he is smart.
The Enchanted Canyon
5
A few; but they're as crooked in flight as they are in morals.
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
6
The pile of documents that alleged America was as crooked as the Mafia.
Terminal Compromise
7
That was Bill Collins' cousin and he's as crooked as Bill.
The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol / Or, The Story of ...
8
They grow all manner of ways, and are as crooked as crooked sticks!
Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children
9
She's crazy about him, and he's as crooked as a dog's hind leg.
K
10
All of them are as crooked as a plummers assistant.
"Same old Bill, eh Mable!"
11
They're all just as crooked as a dog's hind leg.
A Hoosier Chronicle
12
It's as crooked and as unfair as any regime could be in the modern world.
News.com.au
13
She gave him a smile as crooked as his.
The millionaire's rebellious mistress
14
The mountain is as crooked as Culhuacan, the crooked mountain of Atzlan described by the Aztecs.
Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World
15
There's nothing quite so depressing as crooked bunting.
James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
16
Back and forth it switched, clawing its way upward as crooked as a bolt of lightning.
A Game of Thrones
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