as ever trod shoe-leather
phrase/əz ɛvə ˈtɹɒd ˈʃuːˌlɛðə/UK/æz ɛvɚ ˈtɹɑd ˈʃuːˌlɛðɚ/US
Etymology
Treading shoe-leather refers to walking, in the sense of “walking on this earth”.
Definitions
As ever existed or lived.
- As grate a rascal, as ever trod shoe-leather.
- As handsome a gentleman, to be sure, as ever trod shoe leather! I wonder that old folks can be so very, very blind!
- "He is a brave Indian, sir." – "Oh – is that all?" – "As brave a man, as ever trod shoe leather." – "Hum!" – "Yes." – "But Indians – do they tread shoe leather?" – "He's very brave, I mean – very." – "Why not say so, then?" – "I do."
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA