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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EavanEE-vanIrish
Mikhal-Biblical Hebrew
Cotton['kɔtn]
Taegan-English (Rare)
RianRIE-ənEnglish
Henrietteawn-ree-ET (French), hen-ree-E-tə (German), hen-ree-ED-de (Danish), hen-ree-ET-te (Norwegian)French, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian