be (as) tough as shoe leather

be (as) tough as shoe leather

1. To be very physically strong and resilient. Marty has played in 500 straight games without so much as a sprained ankle—he's as tough as shoe leather. My grandfather did a lot of physical labor around the family farm, so he was tough as shoes leather.
2. To have a tough, leathery texture. Said especially of meat. This meat is as tough as shoe leather—I can't even cut it!
See also: leather, shoe, tough
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be (as) tough as nails
  • be (as) tough as old boots
  • tougher than a two-dollar steak
  • leather
  • (as) tough as (old) (shoe) leather
  • tough as leather
  • tough as an old boot
  • (as) tough as an old boot
  • old
  • shoe