10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHANKS'S PONY»
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shanks's pony in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
shanks's pony and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
... she puts me to shame. shame on you etc] (often facet) you should be ashamed!
: You mean you don't make your own jam? Shame on you! shanks on shanks's
pony/mare on foot: If my car won 't start I have to get to work on shanks's pony.
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz,
1993
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Lost!: A True Tale from the Bush
A True Tale from the Bush Stephanie Owen Reeder. SHANKs'S PONY, GOAT
CARTS AND VELOCIPEDES: TRANSPORT IN THE 1860s To go on a long trip,
families caught a horse-drawn. Some children had their own goat or dog cart.
Stephanie Owen Reeder,
2009
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Knight in Black Velvet (Mills & Boon Vintage Cherish)
'Well, itknocksthe pants offanumber ten bus,' shesaid sardonically,her shaped
eyebrows raised in anunmistakably mocking grimace, 'and Shanks's pony isn'
tinthe running either.' 'Shanks's pony?' Heturned tofaceher, sliding one armalong
the ...
You mean you don't make your own jam? Shame on you! shanks on shanks's
pony /mare on foot: If my car won 't start I have to get to work on shanks's pony. [
From shank = leg.] shape get/knock (something) into shape (in/)to put (something
; ...
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
Pony dog-and-pony show: see DOG. on Shanks's pony: see SHANKS'S PONY.
one-trick pony: see ONE-TRICK. pool scoop the pool: see SCOOP. poor poor as
a church mouse (or as church mice) extremely poor. 6 Church mice may be ...
The page reproduced here shows both, as well as 'shanks's pony', swagmen and
Chinese workers travelling on foot. Sandeman describes skirmishes among
Aboriginal people and writes of their corroborees. He is caught in a devastating ...
With a knightof ghosts and shadows, I summoned am to tourney: Ten
leaguesbeyond The wide world's end; Methinks itis no journey.” Parasol for spear
, theyoungest Miss Shanks's pony for horse of air, there was I (even though
commonsized ...
8
Entrepreneurship: The Seeds of Success
Then four more meetings around Manhattan travelling mostly by Shanks's pony,
before arriving back at JFK for their overnight standby flight. Until we
disembarked from the red-eye, we had no certainty of being met, nor with our
house rented ...
Forever walking, pacing, trudging, tramping, strolling, ambling, toddling. To the
shed, to Amsterdam, to Rome, always by Shanks's pony. But even in those days,
so very long ago, we humans harboured the inclination to get others to do the
dirty ...
Shanks's pony took me mile upon mile around London as I explored some
ancient cobbled roads and narrow interesting lanes with quaint old buildings half
over-hanging, bringing to life Charles Dickens Oliver Twist and Mr Bumble, Pip of
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHANKS'S PONY»
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shanks's pony is used in the context of the following news items.
If you can walk, do you need a mobility scooter?
But staying glued to their comfy chairs, tempting though it may be, is not going to help. Moving around just might – starting with riding Shanks's pony to the shops ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
NOSTALGIA: Westcountry writer David Hill on a new book that …
Starting from Darfield near Barnsley, where he has always lived, Ian McMillan sets out either by car, train or Shanks's pony (carefully checking his calf muscles ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
Coasting along by land, sea, air and shanks's pony is a transport of …
The coastline of Victoria is 2,512 kilometres (1,500 miles) of spectacular scenery and the locals say the best way to take it all in is at a leisurely pace. But how ... «The Times, Jul 15»
How much food, and how long will it take? Answer: Sandwiches
Shanks's pony. Walk. So, here goes. Up Cable 13 blocks, climb Voltaire, left on that snaky Chatsworth, and, finally, three weeks later (feels like), plunge down ... «San Diego Reader, Jun 15»
London feels like an all-action hero about to collapse
In fact, my usual mode of transport in the capital is Shanks's Pony (that's on foot, for anyone under the age of 40). Being a pedestrian grants you several ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
No wheels allowed: To get to Civil Secretariat, a car won't do
PESHAWAR: If you happen to want to go to the Civil Secretariat, Shanks's pony is the only plausible option. Public transport has been restricted to a radius of ... «The Express Tribune, Mar 15»
Why I won't be going to watch England tonight
If all the public transport was cancelled, I could saddle up Shanks's pony and be there and back in less than an hour. So it's not like I have concerns about ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Sep 14»
How to get to the Mid Devon Show: parking, buses and cycling …
BY car, bus, bike or shanks's pony, however you choose to get to the 2014 Mid Devon Show, which begins at 9am on Saturday July 26, the Gazette can help ... «Mid Devon Gazette, Jul 14»
Family life: Grandfather's smoking habits and the Happy Wanderer
As bike-riding was off the agenda, we turned to Shanks's pony and so my brother and I (and our two dachshunds) were taken up various hills and valleys. One of ... «The Guardian, Mar 14»
Chico Flores' angry reaction to 'Pink Ferrari' prank just shows there …
We'd have given our right arm for a pink jeep back in my day so we didn't have to rely on Shanks's Pony. In fact, the lads would actually have been fighting FOR ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 14»