A crook is a bad person. If doing something nobly,

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• can we still say do it by hook or by crook? -唐宋韻- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/21/2024 postreply 10:32:07

• 好像有點兒不擇手段了。 -唐宋韻- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/21/2024 postreply 10:33:06

• Some believe the end justifies the means. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/21/2024 postreply 10:35:59

• I think so. The 'crook' here refers to "shepherd's crook." -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/21/2024 postreply 10:34:27

• Thanks. -唐宋韻- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/21/2024 postreply 10:42:21