crooked as a barrel of snakes

adjective

Very untrustworthy.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. USinformalsimileVery untrustworthy.
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APA

crooked as a barrel of snakes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crooked%20as%20a%20barrel%20of%20snakes

MLA

“crooked as a barrel of snakes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crooked%20as%20a%20barrel%20of%20snakes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crooked as a barrel of snakes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crooked%20as%20a%20barrel%20of%20snakes.

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