(as) crooked as a barrel of fish hooks
(as) crooked as a barrel of fish hooks
Very unscrupulous and deceptive. Paul's never run an honest business in his life—that guy is as crooked as a barrel of fish hooks.
See also: barrel, crooked, fish, hook, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
*crooked as a barrel of fish hooks
and *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.
See also: barrel, crooked, fish, hook, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- crooked
- crooked as a barrel of fish hooks
- (as) crooked as a fish hook
- hind
- (as) crooked as a dog's hind leg
- on the
- sound as a barrel
- (as) funny as a barrel of monkeys