| 词汇 | crooked as crawley |
| 词源 | crooked as Crawley. Crawley Brook in England’s Bedford- shire runs into the Ouse River. It runs so crookedly, however, that it takes a boat 80 miles to go a straight distance of 18 miles, which led to the old saying as crooked as Crawley—very crook- ed indeed. |
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