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.
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.
To travel somewhere by plane.
A large trailer truck that has 18 wheels
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.