go crook
go crook
1. To become angry or irritated. Primarily heard in Australia. Of course he went crook—you insulted him in front of the whole town!
2. To get sick. Primarily heard in Australia. Oh, she went crook last night, so I'm here to take her place.
See also: crook, go
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
go crook
1 lose your temper; become angry. 2 become ill. Australian & New Zealand informalCrook in late 19th-century Australian slang meant ‘bad’ or ‘unpleasant’.
1 1950 Coast to Coast 1949–50 What'd you do if you were expelled? Y'r old man'd go crook, I bet.
See also: crook, go
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
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- be crook on (one)
- crook
- go spare
- have a cadenza
- dig up (one's) tomahawk
- dig up tomahawk
- tomahawk
- cross as two sticks
- have a cob on