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shoe-leather

/ˈʃuːˌlɛðə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Leather that is used to make shoes.
  2. Leather from which shoes are made that is worn out through walking.
  3. Basic, old-fashioned or traditional; specifically shoe-leather journalism or shoe-leather reporting: journalism involving walking from place to place observing things and speaking to people, rather than sitting indoors at a desk.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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