英语词汇crooked as a barrel of snakes的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	crooked as a barrel of snakes
词源	crooked as a barrel of snakes; crooked as a dog’s hind leg; crooked as a barrel of fishhooks. Someone very dishonest or sly is crooked as a barrel of snakes, this Americanism dates back to the 19th century. The Americanism crooked as a dog’s hind leg means the same and was first recorded at about the same time, as does the reference to fishhooks. “He was the mayor but crooked as a barrel of fishhooks.”
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