crooked as a dog's hind leg
- crooked as a dog's hind leg
; разг.
бесчестный, непорядочный; ≈ пробу негде ставить
Didn't realize the, mining game was so rotten. Can't suffer it any longer. And his boss is as crooked as a dog's hind leg. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 67) — Говорит, что не понимал еще, на какие махинации пускаются золотопромышленники. А теперь больше мочи нет иметь с ними дело. Его хозяин - негодяй и жулик, каких свет не видал.
Terry is crooked as a dog's hind leg. He's done me more than one dirty trick. (S. Lewis, ‘Main Street’, ch. XIV) — Терри полон коварства, как гадюка яда; сколько раз он подкапывался под меня.
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