shanks' mare

American  

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.

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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.

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shanks' mare

They eat victuals, marry helpmeets, and get around on shanks' mare.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ahorse and by shanks' mare, he had traveled all the stormy night from Boone, 25 miles away.

From Time Magazine Archive

The students had arrived by stagecoach, farm wagon and shanks' mare.

From Time Magazine Archive

Without gasoline to burn, the U.S. was getting back on to an older method of locomotion: shanks' mare.

From Time Magazine Archive

He always rode a charger, while I travel on shanks' mare; He messed on wine and venison; I eat far humbler fare.

From The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919 by United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces