의미:
crook ★
crook vt.
1 <팔·손가락 등을> (갈고리 모양으로)
구부리다, (활처럼) 굽히다
2 갈고리로 낚아채다
3 《속어》 훔치다(steal), 사취하다(cheat); 속이다
▶ crook a friend 친구를 속이다
▶ 《crook+목+전+명》 crook a thing from a person …에게서 물건을 사취하다
━ vi. 구부러지다, (활처럼) 굽다(bend, curve)
crook one
's[
the]
elbow 《속어》 술을 (많이) 마시다
crook one
's little finger ⇒ finger
━ n.
1 구부러진 갈고리; 《스코》 갈고리 달린 냄비걸이
2 양치기의 (손잡이가 구부러진) 지팡이; =CROSIER
3 (길·강 등의) 굽이, 굴곡[만곡](부); 【음악】 (취주 악기의) 변주관
4 《구어》 악한, 사기꾼, 도둑
▶ a crook film[play] 갱 영화[극]
a crook in one
's lot 《스코》 불행, 역경
by hook or by crook 무슨 짓을 해서라도
have a crook in one
's nose[
character] 코[성격]가 비뚤어져 있다
on the crook 옳지 못한[나쁜] 짓을 하여
━ a. 《호주·구어》 부정한, 싫은, 기분이 언짢은, 화난
go crook (…에게) 화내다 《at, on》; 대들다 《to》
by angle or crook 관용구
by hook or by crook
in any way necessary She says that she will go to Italy this year by hook or by crook.
Crooklyn
see Brooklyn
Crooked as a dog's hind leg
Someone who is very dishonest is as crooked as a dog's hind leg.
by hook or by crook|crook|hook
adv. phr. By honest ways or dishonest in any way necessary.
The wolf tried to get the little pigs by hook or by crook. The team was determined to win that last game by hook or by crook, and three players were put out of the game for fouling.
by hook or crook
by hook or crook By any means possible, in one way or another. For example,
The car broke down, but I'll get there by hook or crook. This term has a disputed origin. A widely held theory is that it comes from the custom of allowing commoners to take as much wood from royal forests as they could reach with a shepherd's crook and cut down with a billhook. [1300s] Also see the synonym
by any means.
crook
crook In addition to the idioms beginning with
crook, also see
by hook or crook.
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crook one's elbow
crook one's elbow
crook one's elbow Also,
bend one's elbow. Drink liquor, especially a great deal. For example,
Bill is known to crook his elbow now and then, or
Uncle Joe rather overdoes it with bending his elbow. Both slangy expressions allude to the motion of lifting a drink to one's lips, which involves bending the elbow. The first dates from about 1820, and the second from about 1900.
hook or crook
hook or crook see
by hook or crook.
by angle or by crook
in any way all-important She says that she will go to Italy this year by angle or by crook.
Crooklyn
see Brooklyn
Crooked as a dog's afterwards leg
Someone who is actual backbiting is as agee as a dog's afterwards leg.
by angle or by crook|crook|hook
adv. phr. By honest agency or backbiting in any way necessary.
The wolf approved to get the little pigs by angle or by crook. The aggregation was bent to win that aftermost bold by angle or by crook, and three players were put out of the bold for fouling.
by angle or crook
by angle or crook By any agency possible, in one way or another. For example,
The car bankrupt down, but I'll get there by angle or crook. This appellation has a acknowledged origin. A broadly captivated approach is that it comes from the custom of acceptance commoners to booty as abundant copse from aristocratic forests as they could ability with a shepherd's cheat and cut down with a billhook. [1300s] Additionally see the analogue
by any means.
crook
crook In accession to the idioms alpha with
crook, additionally see
by angle or crook.
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crook one's elbow
crook one's elbow
crook one's elbow Also,
bend one's elbow. Alcohol liquor, abnormally a abundant deal. For example,
Bill is accepted to cheat his bend now and then, or
Uncle Joe rather overdoes it with angle his elbow. Both slangy expressions allude to the motion of appropriation a alcohol to one's lips, which involves angle the elbow. The aboriginal dates from about 1820, and the additional from about 1900.
hook or crook
hook or crook see
by angle or crook. Dictionary