What does down-at-heel mean?
Down-at-heel means Alternative form of down at heel..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Alternative form of down at heel..
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.
Use down-at-heel when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Down-at-heel means Alternative form of down at heel..
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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.
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