Meaning of down-at-heel | Babel Free

Definitions

Adjective. [C1]

Examples

“St Ives: The guided busway on the old railway alignment to Cambridge has just passed its tenth anniversary. Railfuture has noted its down-at-heel physical appearance, with dirty concrete beams, damaged sound barriers, and unmanaged vegetation.”

“The station has been down-at-heel for over 20 years, since some of the original main buildings were destroyed by fire.”

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