by angle or crook Idioma
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