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down-at-the-heels
Also down-at-the-heel;
[doun-uht-thuh-heelz]
adjective
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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