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Discover LudwigThe phrase "shoe leather" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the material that shoes are made of, typically leather, and can also be used figuratively to describe the physical act of walking or the effort put into something. Example: The hiker's boots were worn down to the shoe leather after their long trek through the mountains.
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shoe leather
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Alternative form of shoe-leather
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I mean, shoe leather is shoe leather.
"It is shoe leather.
Shoe leather and ancient dog-chew, perhaps?
Foot COST: Just the shoe leather.
Will history and shoe leather carry Santo to victory?
There's no substitute for good old-fashioned shoe leather.
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It's called shoe-leather reporting".
We used to call this shoe-leather reporting.
Mr. Kristof does plenty of shoe-leather reporting for his columns.
For one thing the detectives of the fictional 12th Precinct were authentic shoe-leather types.
The juicy lamb shoulder arrived perfectly cooked — one bite banished all memories of shoe-leather gyros.
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