down at heels

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Definition of down at heels in English English dictionary

down at heel
Shabbily dressed, slovenly; impoverished

Last year, he was down at heel, homeless and had an erratic relationship with his family.

down at heel
In poor condition, especially due to having worn heels; worn-out, shabby

A pair of Oxford-mixture trousers . . .fell in a series of not the most graceful folds over a pair of shoes sufficiently down at heel to display a pair of very soiled white stockings.

down at the heels
Alternative form of down at heel
down at heel
{s} badly dressed due to lack of money; shabbily dressed ; wearing old clothes or ragged clothes due to lack of money; dilapidated; of run-down look
down at heels

    Hyphenation

    Down at heels

    Turkish pronunciation

    daun ät hilz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈdoun ˈat ˈhēlz/ /ˈdaʊn ˈæt ˈhiːlz/
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