Shanks' mare/shanks' pony In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Shanks' mare/shanks' pony", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Eudora Thao calendar 2020-12-27 08:12

Meaning of Shanks' mare/shanks' pony

Synonyms:

shank's mare , shank's pony , shanks' nag

Shanks' mare/shanks' pony British American noun

The mare (or nag or pony) of Shanks (or shanks) derives from the name of the lower part of the leg between the knee and ankle - the shank, more often referred to today as the shin-bone or tibia. In the early form of this term - shank's nag - this was referred to.

Used as a means of transmission to refer to one's own legs and the action of walking.

You can take advantage of chairlifts, cable cars, or the ever-trusting Shanks' Pony!

‘How do I get back?’ ‘Shanks's mare,’ she replied.

Other phrases about:

take (someone or something) for a ride

1. If you take a vehicle for a ride, you go on a short, leisurely trip in that vehicle.

2. If you take someone for a ride, you try to cheat them in order get money from them.

3. If you take someone for a ride, you bring them to a place and kill them.

fly out

To travel somewhere by plane. 

an 18 wheeler

A large trailer truck that has 18 wheels

Origin of Shanks' mare/shanks' pony

It originated in the 18th century in Scotland. In Scottish literature, there are several early quotations, as in Robert Fergusson's Poems on Different Themes, 17744.

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