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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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Radka | | - | Czech, Bulgarian |
| Odalis | | - | Spanish |
| Ricard | | - | Catalan |
| Yaw | | - | Western African, Akan |
| Mayte | | - | Spanish |
| Isis | | IE-sis (English) | Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized) |