Shanks's pony

Shanks's pony
Noun. On foot, walking. E.g."Looks like we've missed the bus, so it's Shanks's pony or wait another hour for the next bus." Informal

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • shanks's pony — (UK) If you go somewhere by Shanks s pony, you walk there …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 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.… …  

  • shanks's pony — (UK)    If you go somewhere by Shanks s pony, you walk there.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Shanks's pony — British, American & Australian, old fashioned, American, old fashioned walking as a method of travel. I missed the last bus and had to get home on Shanks s pony …   New idioms dictionary

  • Shanks's pony —   (UK)   If you go somewhere by Shanks s pony, you walk there …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • Shanks's pony — (N. Amer. also Shanks s mare) noun one s own legs as a means of conveyance. Origin C18: first recorded as shanks nag in R. Fergusson s Poems (1785) …   English new terms dictionary

  • shanks's pony — walking instead of using transport …   Scottish slang

  • (on) Shanks's pony — (on) Shanks s ˈpony idiom (BrE, informal) walking, rather than travelling by car, bus, etc. Syn: on foot • …   Useful english dictionary

  • on Shanks's pony — ● shank …   Useful english dictionary

  • shanks' mare — noun you own legs I traveled on shank s mare • Syn: ↑shank s mare, ↑shank s pony, ↑shanks pony • Hypernyms: ↑leg * * * noun also …   Useful english dictionary

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