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.
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Meaning of DOWN in English
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012