down at the heels

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down at the heel(s)
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shabby , seedy, rundown, worn , down at heel, ragged , tatty, tattered, in poor condition, in bad shape, worn out, in shreds, in tatters, battered , dilapidated, frayed, full of holes, in rags, moth-eaten, patched, poor , rough , threadbare, unkempt, the worse for wear

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