crooked deal

He had planned to carry this thing through as a large joke, and here he was mixed up in a crooked deal if ever there was one.

Kennedy, having invited crooked dealing by his remark about the rake-off, was being approached about another crooked deal.

Anyway, he had rivals, and he made a crooked deal with some of the railroad people—gave them stock you know—and got rebates.

"Mixed up with him in some crooked deal or other before this," said Noddy.

You tell that pretty straight, and I reckon youre not giving me a crooked deal, but whars to other one?