"cross as two sticks" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-cross as two sticks.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cross as two sticks (not comparable)
  1. (simile) Particularly ill-natured and disagreeable. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-cross_as_two_sticks-en-adj-PHN35YIA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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