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An idiom is given below, followed by four possible meanings. Select the option that best conveys the meaning of the idiom.

To ride on Shank's mare

The correct answer is

To travel on foot

Shank is an old word for the leg (the shin), so “Shank's mare” (also “Shanks’s pony”) is a humorous way of saying one’s own legs used as a horse.

To ride on Shank's mare therefore means to walk — to go somewhere on foot instead of by horse or vehicle.

It does not refer to independence in general, to setting out unprepared, or to relying on effort instead of resources; it simply means walking.

Hence, the answer is To travel on foot.

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