shoe (one's) mule

To steal or misappropriate funds. The phrase refers to blacksmiths who did not shoe one's animal even after accepting payment. I entrusted him with a lot of money, so I'm going to be livid if I find out that he's trying to shoe my mule.

See also: mule, shoe

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

below the belt
do a Melba
in the red
Barkis is willin'
be in the black
like Grant took Richmond
have a Chinaman at (one's) neck
have a Chinaman on (one's) back
carry a Chinaman on (one's) back
a woman's work is never done

词组	shoe (one's) mule
释义	shoe (one's) mule shoe (one's) mule To steal or misappropriate funds. The phrase refers to blacksmiths who did not shoe one's animal even after accepting payment. I entrusted him with a lot of money, so I'm going to be livid if I find out that he's trying to shoe my mule. See also: mule, shoe Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: below the belt do a Melba in the red Barkis is willin' be in the black like Grant took Richmond have a Chinaman at (one's) neck have a Chinaman on (one's) back carry a Chinaman on (one's) back a woman's work is never done
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