shoe leather

shoe leather
1. сущ.
1) сапожная кожа
2) обувь, башмаки

to save (on) shoe leather — беречь башмаки; не бить ноги

to wear out shoe leather — топтать башмаки; бить ноги, ходить пешком

There is no substitute for wearing out a bit of shoe leather, if you are seriously in the market for a new home. — Ничего не поделаешь, придётся немного стоптать башмаки, если всерьёз настроен купить себе новый дом.

Twenty-five years ago, you had two choices if you wanted to get from here to there. You could go in a private car or you could depend on shoe leather. — Двадцать пять лет назад у вас было две возможности добраться отсюда туда. Вы могли поехать на личном автомобиле или пойти на своих двоих.

Children walked barefoot until the frost came in order to save on shoe leather. — Дети ходили босиком до самых морозов - берегли обувь.

A visit to these discount websites should save you time and shoe leather. — Посетив эти веб-сайты, продающие товары по сниженным ценам, вы сэкономите время и сбережёте башмаки.

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as good a man as ever trod shoe leather уст. — прекраснейший человек на свете

2. межд.; уст.; крим.
делай ноги!; смывайся!; сваливай!

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  • Shoe block — Shoe Shoe (sh[=oo]), n.; pl. {Shoes} (sh[=oo]z), formerly {Shoon} (sh[=oo]n), now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS. sc[=o]h, sce[ o]h; akin to OFries. sk[=o], OS. sk[=o]h, D. schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk[=o]r, Dan. & Sw. sko, Goth …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shoe bolt — Shoe Shoe (sh[=oo]), n.; pl. {Shoes} (sh[=oo]z), formerly {Shoon} (sh[=oo]n), now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS. sc[=o]h, sce[ o]h; akin to OFries. sk[=o], OS. sk[=o]h, D. schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk[=o]r, Dan. & Sw. sko, Goth …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shoe of an anchor — Shoe Shoe (sh[=oo]), n.; pl. {Shoes} (sh[=oo]z), formerly {Shoon} (sh[=oo]n), now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS. sc[=o]h, sce[ o]h; akin to OFries. sk[=o], OS. sk[=o]h, D. schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk[=o]r, Dan. & Sw. sko, Goth …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shoe pac — Shoe Shoe (sh[=oo]), n.; pl. {Shoes} (sh[=oo]z), formerly {Shoon} (sh[=oo]n), now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS. sc[=o]h, sce[ o]h; akin to OFries. sk[=o], OS. sk[=o]h, D. schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk[=o]r, Dan. & Sw. sko, Goth …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shoe stone — Shoe Shoe (sh[=oo]), n.; pl. {Shoes} (sh[=oo]z), formerly {Shoon} (sh[=oo]n), now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS. sc[=o]h, sce[ o]h; akin to OFries. sk[=o], OS. sk[=o]h, D. schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk[=o]r, Dan. & Sw. sko, Goth …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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