shank it
shank it
1. To travel (to some place) on foot. The front tire of my bicycle was totally smashed, so I had to shank it all the way back home.
2. In golf, to strike the ball with the very back of the club rather than its face, causing the ball to veer off in the wrong direction at a sharp angle. He had set himself up to win the tournament, but when he shanked it on the last hole, he new his chance was gone.
3. By extension, to cause any ball to travel in the wrong direction as a result of a misplaced kick or strike. It should have been an easy field goal, but I saw the defensive player rushing toward me and I ended up shanking it to the right of the goal post.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
shank it
Sl. to use one's legs to get somewhere; to walk. My car needs fixing so I had to shank it to work today. I like to shank it every now and then.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
shank it
tv. to use one’s legs to get somewhere; to walk. My car needs fixing so I had to shank it to work today.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- shank’s mare
- shank's mare
- shank's pony
- Shanks's pony
- shank's nag
- by shank's mare
- mare
- Shank
- in front of (one's) very eyes
- the village bicycle