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hell west and crooked

adv
/hɛl wɛst ənd ˈkɹʊkɪd/

Definitions

  1. All over the place

    All over the place; every which way.

    • When he and Bob knocked Steelman′s plans hell west and crooked after that yellow skunk George Doble betrayed me to Brad, the boy lost his boots in the brush.
    • “ You see, Parson Brown, your stock is all mixed in and scattered hell-west and crooked ways, so you′ll jest have to pick out what′s handy. Is that all right ? ”
    • 24 October 1934 — Wednesday Mustering the plant horses all day. Now we have stopped shooting they are scattering about Hell West and Crooked.

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