mud on one's boots

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Practical experience. figuratively,uncountable
    — The civil engineer, for all his skills, is still often known as the man with mud on his boots.

词源

An allusion to various lines of work where a person is physically present on site, e.g. construction as opposed to architectural design.
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