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
Onesiphorus-Biblical, Biblical Latin
Breanabree-AN-ə, bree-AHN-əEnglish (Modern)
JariYAH-reeFinnish
Shukri-Arabic
Ioane-Georgian (Archaic)
SlaĐAnaSLAH-jah-nahSerbian, Croatian