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shank's pony Idiom

pony tail

tying the hair at the back leaving a tail of hair Stan pulled on Judy's pony tail as he walked past her desk.

pony up

pay It is time to pony up and pay for the equipment that he bought.

dog and pony show

Idiom(s): dog and pony show

Theme: PERSUASION

a display, demonstration, or exhibition of something—such as something one is selling. (From the image of a circus act where trained dogs leap onto and off of trained ponies, in exactly the same sequence each time the show is performed. Fixed order.)
• Gary was there with his dog and pony show, trying to sell his ideas to whomever would listen to him.
• Don't you get tired of running through the same old dog and pony show, week after week?

One-trick pony

A one-trick pony is someone who does one thing well, but has limited skills in other areas.

Shanks's pony

(UK) If you go somewhere by Shanks's pony, you walk there.

dog-and-pony show

dog-and-pony show
An elaborate presentation to gain approval for a product or policy. For example, The administration loved putting on a dog-and-pony show for every minor change of policy. This term alludes to a traveling variety show. [1950s]

pony

pony
In addition to the idioms beginning with pony, also see dog-and-pony show.
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shank's pony

One's legs and feet, acclimated for walking; biking by foot. Also "shanks' pony." A advertence to the shank—the lower leg amid the knee and the ankle—and the use of ponies or horses for travel. My bike fell afar three afar abroad from home, so I had to use shank's pony to go the blow of the way. Unfortunately, with the desk affairs abounding advance today, shank's pony has abundantly become an anachronistic approach of travel.Learn more: pony

(on) Shanks’s ˈpony

(British English, informal) walking, rather than travelling by car, bus, etc.; on foot: ‘How are we activity to get there?’ ‘I accept it’ll accept to be Shanks’s pony.’ ♢ You adolescent bodies go everywhere by car these days. When I was adolescent all we had was Shanks’s pony. Shanks is an breezy chat for your legs.Learn more: pony

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English Vocalbulary

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