down at heel

Adjective

 * 1)  In poor condition, especially due to having worn heels; worn-out, shabby.
 * 2)  Shabbily dressed, slovenly; impoverished; shabby, dilapidated.
 * 3) * 2003, Lynda Lee-Potter, "Sex-crazed fans . . .," Daily Mail (UK), 27 Dec. (retrieved 20 Jan. 2010):
 * Last year, he was down at heel, homeless and had an erratic relationship with his family.
 * 1) * 2003, Lynda Lee-Potter, "Sex-crazed fans . . .," Daily Mail (UK), 27 Dec. (retrieved 20 Jan. 2010):
 * Last year, he was down at heel, homeless and had an erratic relationship with his family.
 * Last year, he was down at heel, homeless and had an erratic relationship with his family.