shanks' mare

Английский Язык - Турецкий язык

Определение shanks' mare в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь

Shanks 'mare

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение shanks' mare в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

One's own legs used for walking; to "travel by shanks' mare" or "ride on shanks' mare" is to walk to your destination

The last thing we'd want to be seen doing...is using shanks mare, even though the day is holding up well.

{i} person's own legs, shank's mare

Связанные Термины

go on shanks' mare

go by foot, walk

ride shanks' mare

walk, go on foot, journey on foot (rather than riding a bus, etc.)

Этимология

() The expression -- believed to be Scottish in origin -- derives from shanks' nag (shanks-naig 1774), referring to the use of shank to refer to the part of the human leg between the knee and ankle. One theory cites "shank's mare" derived from a horse-drawn lawn mower, manufactured by Shanks & Company Ltd. (founded 1853) which required that the human operator walk behind the device to guide the horse; however, references to the phrase in Scottish literature pre-date the existence of the Shanks lawn mower.