英语词汇“Shanks's pony”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Shanks's pony

(North American also Shanks's mare)

noun

Used to refer to one’s own legs and the action of walking as a means of conveyance: you can use the chairlifts, cable cars, or the ever trusty Shanks’s pony! ‘How do I get back?’ ‘Shanks’s pony,’ he replied...

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales can plan their journey - by public transport and Shanks's pony - on the National Park Authority's website.
Then, at the end of a meeting, after I had already had some verification of it, I would ask how many of all the people there had come to that night's meeting using public transport, Shanks's pony, or a pushbike.
Surely one might expect the health minister himself to practice what he preaches to those of us who are not blessed with a personal chauffeur: extensive use of Shanks's pony.

Origin

Late 18th century: first recorded as shanks-nag in R. Fergusson's Poems (1785).

单词	Shanks's pony
释义	Shanks's pony (North American also Shanks's mare) noun Used to refer to one’s own legs and the action of walking as a means of conveyance: you can use the chairlifts, cable cars, or the ever trusty Shanks’s pony! ‘How do I get back?’ ‘Shanks’s pony,’ he replied... Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales can plan their journey - by public transport and Shanks's pony - on the National Park Authority's website. Then, at the end of a meeting, after I had already had some verification of it, I would ask how many of all the people there had come to that night's meeting using public transport, Shanks's pony, or a pushbike. Surely one might expect the health minister himself to practice what he preaches to those of us who are not blessed with a personal chauffeur: extensive use of Shanks's pony. Origin Late 18th century: first recorded as shanks-nag in R. Fergusson's Poems (1785).
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