crooked deal
Example Sentences
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One would almost feel better if the deal was crooked because a crooked deal would be the exception.
From Washington Times • May 23, 2017
According to Satterlee, Pierpont merely lent the money used in this crooked deal, taking only a normal commission for himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
So you were trying to put up a crooked deal.
From The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis
His manner seemed to change, and he said: “You tell that pretty straight, and I reckon you’re not giving me a crooked deal, but whar’s to’ other one?”
From Frank Merriwell's Alarm Doing His Best by Standish, Burt L.
I couldn't stand for such a crooked deal.
From Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
