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21down at heel — or down at the heel phrasal in or into a run down or shabby condition …
22down-at-heel — (Roget s Thesaurus II) (or down at the heel) adjective Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect: bedraggled, broken down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered,… …
23down at heel — 1》 (of a shoe) having a worn heel. 2》 shabby or impoverished. → down …
24down-at-heel — adjective see down at the heels …
25down at heel — Meaning Impoverished. Origin The poor had to make their shoes last continuing to wear them after the heels had worn down …
26down-at-heel — adjective especially BrE dressed in old clothes and looking as if you do not have much money …
27heel — heel1 [hēl] n. [ME hele < OE hela, akin to Du hiel < Gmc * hanhila < * hanha < IE base * kenk , leg joint, heel] 1. the back part of the human foot, under the ankle and behind the instep: see CALCANEUS 2. the corresponding part of the …
28down-at-the-heel — • down at heel • down at the heel • down at the heels adj Poorly kept up or dressed shabby; not neat; sloppy. John is always down at the heels, but his sister is always very neat. Old houses sometimes look down at the heel …
29down-at-heels — • down at heel • down at the heel • down at the heels adj Poorly kept up or dressed shabby; not neat; sloppy. John is always down at the heels, but his sister is always very neat. Old houses sometimes look down at the heel …
30down-at-the-heels — • down at heel • down at the heel • down at the heels adj Poorly kept up or dressed shabby; not neat; sloppy. John is always down at the heels, but his sister is always very neat. Old houses sometimes look down at the heel …