{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./
DOWN-AT-THE-HEELS
Meaning of DOWN-AT-THE-HEELS in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012