save shoe leather

save shoe leather

old-fashioned To reduce the wear and tear on someone's shoes, especially by avoiding walking. Instead of focusing on door-to-door sales, why don't you try advertising more through email and social media? It would certainly save shoe leather! When we were kids, we only had enough money for one pair of shoes a year, so in the summer we walked everywhere barefoot to save shoe leather.

See also: leather, save, shoe

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