shoe-leather
Basic, old-fashioned or traditionalBasic, old-fashioned or traditional; specifically (journalism) shoe-leather journalism or shoe-leather reporting: journalism involving walking from place to place observing things and speaking to people, rather than sitting indoors at a desk.
UK/ˈʃuːˌlɛðə/US/ˈʃuːˌlɛðɚ/
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, not comparable)Basic, old-fashioned or traditional; specifically (journalism) shoe-leather journalism or shoe-leather reporting: journalism involving walking from place to place observing things and speaking to people, rather than sitting indoors at a desk.
Origin
From shoe + leather.From shoe + leather.
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