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mud on one's boots

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Practical experience.

figuratively, uncountable

Examples

“The civil engineer, for all his skills, is still often known as the man with mud on his boots.”
“I used to place⟳ architects on a higher level, well above someone like⟳ me who works with his hands and gets mud on his boots.”
“Cook⟳ never attained meaningful practical experience⟳, but Herron loved site mud on his boots.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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