ankle express
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[edit]Noun
[edit]the ankle express (uncountable)
- (colloquial, humorous) One's own legs used for walking, instead of other forms of transport.
- Synonym: shanks' mare
- 2012, Lord Reginald Quinton Leary, The Artful Lodgers:
- “ […] I had to use the ankle express to get here, ya see, because...”
“Don't tell me.” Seamus held up his hand and interrupted. “Your tractor's down again. Am I right?”