Collocations for "crook"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "crook" in context.
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crook
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [dirty, little, swindling, rotten] crook
- nothing but a (dirty) crook
- The crook was [arrested, apprehended, caught, tried].
- were [conned, swindled] by a crook
- The police [apprehended, arrested] the crook.
- the crook of my [left, right] [elbow, arm]
- (there's) a crook in the [path, road]
- a shepherd's crook
- slang: (succeed) by hook or by crook
- a [dirty, little, swindling, rotten] crook
- nothing but a (dirty) crook
- The crook was [arrested, apprehended, caught, tried].
- were [conned, swindled] by a crook
- The police [apprehended, arrested] the crook.
- the crook of my [left, right] [elbow, arm]
- (there's) a crook in the [path, road]
- a shepherd's crook
- slang: (succeed) by hook or by crook
- AU: he [is, was taken] crook
- AU: his [frail, old] and crook father
- AU: has a crook [knee, elbow, shoulder, leg]
- crooked her finger at [him, her son, the waiter]
- crooked a [bony, long] finger at
- the [road, river] crooked to the [right, left]
- crooked her finger at [him, her son, the waiter]
- crooked a [bony, long] finger at
- the [road, river] crooked to the [right, left]
'crook' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):