j.to waste one's shoes: to wear out one's shoes to no purpose.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > be of no avail [verb (intransitive)] > expend effort in vain > journey in vain
to waste one's shoes1509
1509 A. BarclayBrant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. lxxxxii Another on his fyste a Sparhauke..and so wastynge his shone Before the auters he to and fro doth wander.