As crooked as a dog's hind leg

As crooked as a dog's hind leg
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  • crooked as a dog's hind leg — Someone who is very dishonest is as crooked as a dog s hind leg …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • crooked as a dog's hind leg —    To say that someone is as crooked as a dog s hind leg means that they are very dishonest indeed.     He can t be trusted he s as crooked as a dog s hind leg …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • As crooked as a dog's hind leg — very crooked; not straight …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • as crooked as a dog's hind leg — Australian Slang very crooked; not straight …   English dialects glossary

  • As crook as a dog's hind leg — 1. feeling extremely unwell; 2. very crooked; not straight …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • as crook as a dog's hind leg — Australian Slang 1. feeling extremely unwell; 2. very crooked; not straight …   English dialects glossary

  • crooked — /ˈkrʊkəd / (say krookuhd) adjective 1. bent; not straight; curved. 2. deformed. 3. Colloquial dishonest: a crooked deal. –phrase Colloquial 4. crooked as a dog s hind leg, extremely dishonest. 5. crooked on, angry with. {Middle English, Old… …  

  • corrupt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. demoralize, vitiate, deprave, defile, degrade, debase, debauch; bribe, pervert; contaminate, spoil, taint. adj. wicked, demoralized, immoral, impure, dissolute, depraved, profligate, base; vicious; …   English dictionary for students

  • Communications Satellite Act of 1962 — The Communications Satellite Act of 1962 was put into effect in order to deal with the issue of commercialization of space communications. This act was very controversial, and was left very open ended. The act was signed August 31, 1962 by… …   Wikipedia

  • dogleg — I. adjective Date: 1808 crooked or bent like a dog s hind leg < a sharp dogleg bend in the fairway > II. noun Date: circa 1909 1. a. something having an abrupt angle b. a sharp bend (as in a road) 2. a golf hole having an angled fairway …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • straight —  1. Frank(ly), honest(ly), direct(ly).  2. go straight Behave honestly (following period of crime or in prison, etc.).  3. [Excl.] Honestly!  4. on the straight Behaving honestly.  5. straight as a dog s hind (or back) leg Crooked.  6. (Of… …   A concise dictionary of English slang


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