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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kostadin	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Stern	[stə:n]
CÁIt	KAHT, KOIT, KAYT	Irish
Drusa	-	Ancient Roman
Rosette	-	French
MarÍA	mah-REE-ah (Spanish)	Spanish, Galician, Icelandic