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down-at-the-heels

Also down-at-the-heel;

[doun-uht-thuh-heelz]

adjective

  1. having a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy.

    He is rapidly becoming a down-at-the-heels drifter and a drunk.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of down-at-the-heels1

First recorded in 1695–1705

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