shanks' mare

or shank's mare

noun

1. 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.

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. 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.

Example Sentences

The right way to see and love Middlesex is at the jog-trot pace of Shanks mare, breaking no wind and no records.

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Only Shanks mare, answered Forbes, stretching out a pair of long, dusty legs.

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A farmer gave me a ride of several miles, when I resorted to shanks-mare again.

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The distance is but a few kilometres and the means of communication is shanks mare.

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Here, get on your double-soled shanks-mare, take this packet, and spin off to the Invalides.

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