crooked as a barrel of fish hooks
(US, simile, informal, derogatory) Very unscrupulous and deceptive.
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(US, simile, informal, derogatory) Very unscrupulous and deceptive.
It's a pity that there are no laborers on the poll. I guess all us blue-collar working stiffs are as crooked as a barrel of fish hooks.
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