Sean Hepburn Ferrer

She was humble and put herself down. She felt her feet were a little too big and she had a bump on her nose and a crooked tooth. But she didn't get the tooth fixed. She didn't get the nose broken and set straight. She worked with what she had.

Jean Paul

Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and the reason of everything appears more clear. What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter as we approach the end.

German Author

Anna Boden

I think that the world of making movies and how movies get made has certainly changed and evolved over the years. So we're just trying to keep up with it and keep telling our stories in whatever way we can, by hook or by crook.

American Director

Sun Myung Moon

There are many crooked lines and one straight line. Which is the line of truth? Why the straight line? Truth is always the shortest distance between two points.

Korean Clergyman

Kallam Anji Reddy

We must show there is good in society. If you read the newspapers, you think there are only crooks in this world, but that's not true.

Indian Businessman

Friedrich Nietzsche

Glance into the world just as though time were gone: and everything crooked will become straight to you.

German Philosopher

Benny Hinn

I know me, and those close to me know me. But sadly, the outside world thinks I'm some kind of a crook.

Israeli Clergyman

Hunter S. Thompson

Nixon was so crooked that he needed servants to help him screw his pants on every morning.

American Journalist

Emma Roberts

I have really crooked teeth - they give me character!

American Actress

Ralphie May

I'm not crooked, and I want to help people.

American Comedian

When calling someone a 'crook', it insinuates they're untrustworthy and possibly involved in illegal activities.

Negative Connotation

'Crook' as a term for a criminal is informal and may be disrespectful in certain contexts.

Informal Usage

Use 'crook' for serious dishonesty or crimes, not for minor rule-breaking or mischief.

Not for Minor Offenses

This 'crook' often refers to a physical feature in the landscape or an object.

Physical Space

Describing something as having a 'crook' can help create a more vivid picture in the listener's mind.

Visual Imagery

Here, 'crook' refers to the traditional shepherd's tool, symbolizing guidance or control.

Shepherd's Tool

In this context, a 'crook' is not just any staff, but one specifically designed with a hook.

Specific Object

When 'crook' is used as a verb, it expresses the intentional act of bending something.

Deliberate Action

As a verb, it can indicate a small, almost inviting gesture or movement.

Subtle Gesture

This 'crook' is used to describe a problem that arises suddenly and disrupts plans.

Unexpected Trouble

It's an informal way to describe complications, often used conversationally.

Colloquial Term

 advanced much over the years the basic concept is simple a grooved key pushes a set of pins known as tumblers into various positions when they're all in the right spots the keys free to turn a cam inside the lock cylinder and the door opens and there are plenty of other tools that a crook can employ like a

The Keys to An Easy...

 he wouldn’t entrust his son to those who passed judgment on human life. He ventured deeper into the tangled thicket. Here in the darkest part of the woods, the father made out a third figure. Sunken eyes stared out of its gaunt face, which broke into a crooked smile.

The tale of the doctor...

 A crooked mouth or facial drooping can indicate muscle weakness. 2. Ask them to raise their arms. If one drifts downward, that arm weakness is also a sign of a stroke. 3. Ask them to repeat a simple word or phrase. If their speech sounds slurred or strange,

What happens during a...

 It goes something like this. We are born into a pitiless universe, facing steep odds against life-enabling order and in constant jeopardy of falling apart. We were shaped by a process that is ruthlessly competitive. We are made from crooked timber,

Is the world getting...

 So it's a symbol of his identity, and it's a symbol of his income. And the third it's a symbol of his influence. What do you do with a shepherd's staff? Well, you know, you move sheep from point A to point B with it, by hook or by crook.

A life of purpose PIPE Rick...

 Perhaps if there were more positive images, it would foster less hate on the Internet. Or maybe not. Maybe it still takes a village to teach our children well. My crooked journey has taken me to some very spectacular places.

I got 99 problems......

 "I'm fine with my crooked smile and with my numbness in my face. I'll be okay. Please don't worry." She was a solace for us, and she consoled us. Dear brothers and sisters,

My Daughter, Malala PIPE...

 local materials not important and I produce these products from local materials starting from Kota molasses chicken ovens the intestines the crooks

Innovative and cost...

 this time the crook may still be watching but this is what he wants in a shameless display of overacting

Amazing Animal...

 Winged goddesses protect the king who holds the crook and flail, symbols of royal power.

Crook

Negative Connotation

Informal Usage

Not for Minor Offenses

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