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shanks' mare
or shank's mare
noun
- one's own legs, especially as a means of moving from one place to another:
The only way we can get there is by shanks' mare.
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Idioms and Phrases
Idioms
- ride shanks' mare, to go on foot rather than ride; walk:
It was such a delightful day that we decided to ride shanks' mare to the fair.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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