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
Amenemhetah-mə-NEM-het (English)Ancient Egyptian
Radzimierzrah-JEEM-yeshPolish (Rare)
SiÔRSHORWelsh
Odessa-Various
Dahl[da:l]
Ealhhere-Anglo-Saxon