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.

Example Sentences

Non-bicyclists travel by shanks' mare, jampacked buses or a three-wheeled, one-cylinder contraption that can take six passengers.

From Time Magazine Archive

They packed tents, food, guns, building materials, ammunition into the steaming wastes by boat, truck, muleback, and shanks' mare.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Traveling by armed Huey helicopter, C-118 transport, Jeep, limousine and shanks' mare, the Vice President�who bore the code name Northwest-coursed from the Delta to the Demilitarized Zone on a threefold mission.

From Time Magazine Archive

Again, his usual mode of travel had always been either to ride the rods or "hike" it on shanks' mare.

From The Air Trust by England, George Allan