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down at heel

idiom

Shabbily dressed, slovenly; impoverished; shabby, dilapidated.


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Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    bring to heel

    To compel someone to obey; to force someone into a submissive condition.

  2. 02

    turn on one's heel

    To suddenly turn away from someone or something in order to depart rapidly, especially as expressive of haughtiness, disapproval, or evasiveness.

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