くの字じに曲まげる

expression, ichidan verb

bend into a chevron shape; bend over like the hiragana く

Describes bending something (or oneself) at a sharp angle, resembling the shape of the hiragana character く. Often used for bending at the waist or bending an object into a V-like shape.

• 彼かれはくの字じに曲まげてお辞じ儀ぎをした。

  He bowed, bending forward sharply at the waist.

• 針はり金がねをくの字じに曲まげてフックを作つくった。

  I bent the wire into a chevron shape to make a hook.