down at the heels

A form of down at heel — In poor condition, especially due to having worn heels; worn-out, shabby.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. alternativeAlternative form of down at heel.

    A down-at-the-heels advertising copywriter when he hit on the idea, he originally meant it as a joke.

    2015 March 31, Margalit Fox, “Gary Dahl, Inventor of the Pet Rock, Dies at 78”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
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APA

down at the heels. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20at%20the%20heels

MLA

“down at the heels.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20at%20the%20heels. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “down at the heels,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20at%20the%20heels.

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