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shoe leather

shoe·leat·her

UK/ˈʃuːˌlɛðə/ US/ˈʃuːˌlɛðɚ/ uncommon slang

noun

1.

leather used to make shoes

Synonyms

Origin

From shoe + leather.

Phrases

  • as ever trod shoe-leather
  • down at heel
  • patent leather
  • shoe leather journalism
  • shoe leather reporting
  • shoe polish
  • shoe-leather journalism
  • shoe-leather reporting

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