shoe leather

noun

1. leather used to make shoes
2. save shoe leather
   save shoe leather to avoid wearing out shoes, as by taking a bus rather than walking

Example Sentences

An old-fashioned shoe-leather reporter, Germond knew every state party chairman in the country.

From The Daily Beast

The current VP has stuck his foot in his mouth so often he must constantly taste shoe leather.

From The Daily Beast

Sara Ganim, 24, broke the Jerry Sandusky story wide open in her local daily paper after years of thankless shoe-leather reporting.

From The Daily Beast

Not that Halperin had to put much shoe leather into reporting this one out.

From The Daily Beast

Malkin also likes to get out of her house and do shoe-leather reporting, albeit with ideological intent.

From The Daily Beast

I counted myself lucky to be in their company, for two better newspaper men never walked in shoe leather.

From Project Gutenberg

I am sure my wife would not have thought of such a thing for the finest gentleman that ever wore shoe-leather.

From Project Gutenberg

"The takingest chap that ever stood in shoe leather," cried young Harris with a rush.

From Project Gutenberg

Mebby y' a'n't aware, young man, that you planted your shoe-leather on my olfactory?

From Project Gutenberg

The lights did not go out in quarters, and the guard turned out with much noise of shoe leather and rattle of guns.

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