be down at heel
41heel — See: AT ONE S HEELS, COOL ONE S HEELS, DOWN AT THE HEEL or DOWN AT HEEL, DRAG ONE S FEET or DRAG ONE S HEELS, HEAD OVER HEELS, KICK UP ONE S HEELS, ON ONE S HEELS or ON THE HEELS OF, SET BACK ON ONE S HEELS or KNOCK BACK ON ONE S HEELS, TAKE TO… …
42heel — See: at one s heels, cool one s heels, down at the heel or down at heel, drag one s feet or drag one s heels, head over heels, kick up one s heels, on one s heels or on the heels of, set back on one s heels or knock back on one s heels, take to… …
43down — down1 adverb 1》 towards or in a lower place or position. ↘to or at a place perceived as lower. ↘away from the north. ↘Brit. away from the capital or major city. ↘Brit. away from a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge. 2》 to… …
44down-at-the-heels — or down at heel; also down at the heel or down at heels adjective Date: 1732 shabby …
45down at the heel — Synonyms and related words: beat up, bedraggled, beggared, beggarly, bereaved, bereft, blowzy, careless, chintzy, deprived, dilapidated, disadvantaged, dowdy, down at heel, down at the heels, drabbletailed, draggled, draggletailed, fleeced,… …
46down — I. /daʊn / (say down) adverb 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; into or in a lower position or condition. 2. on or to the ground. 3. to a point of submission, inactivity, etc. 4. to or in a position spoken of as lower, as… …
47down at the heel — phrasal see down at heel …
48down-at-the-heel — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective See down at heel …
49down at the heel — phrasal see down at heel …
50down and out — adjective In a condition of poverty or debility, especially as a result of experiencing a financial or personal setback. People who are down and out need some place to turn. Syn: destitute, down at heel, homeless …
