- shank's pony
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shank's pony
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shank's pony — If you go somewhere on Shank s pony, you have to walk rather than travel by bus, car, etc. It was impossible to find a taxi after the party, so it was Shank s pony for us! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
shank's pony — noun you own legs I traveled on shank s mare • Syn: ↑shank s mare, ↑shanks mare, ↑shanks pony • Hypernyms: ↑leg … Useful english dictionary
Shank's pony — On foot … Dictionary of Australian slang
shank's mare — noun you own legs I traveled on shank s mare • Syn: ↑shanks mare, ↑shank s pony, ↑shanks pony • Hypernyms: ↑leg … Useful english dictionary
Shank — can refer to: * Lead shank, a type of lead used for difficult horses * Shank (sewing), a sewing specific shank include button shanks and thread shanks * The long, narrow part of a screw or nail * Shank, part of a ship s anchor * Shank (weapon), a … Wikipedia
shank — [ʃæŋk] n [: Old English; Origin: scanca] 1.) a straight narrow part of a tool or object that connects the two ends ▪ a hammer shank 2.) [U and C] a piece of meat cut from the leg of an animal ▪ lamb shanks 3.) [C usually plural] the part of an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shank — n. 1 a the leg. b the lower part of the leg; the leg from knee to ankle. c the shin bone. 2 the lower part of an animal s foreleg, esp. as a cut of meat. 3 a shaft or stem. 4 a the long narrow part of a tool etc. joining the handle to the working … Useful english dictionary
shanks' pony — noun you own legs I traveled on shank s mare • Syn: ↑shank s mare, ↑shanks mare, ↑shank s pony • Hypernyms: ↑leg * * * noun see shanks mare … Useful english dictionary
shank’s mare or pony — To travel on foot … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
shanks's pony — /ʃæŋksəz ˈpoʊni/ (say shangksuhz pohnee) noun Colloquial one s own legs, especially as a means of travelling, as opposed to riding on horseback or in a conveyance: *Do you have a carriage? For me, alas, it is shanks s pony –peter carey, 1988.… …
