down–at–the–heels (chiefly US) or chiefly Brit down–at–heel adjective
: looking or seeming cheap or poor and dirty or worn
▪ We got a room at a down-at-the-heels [=dingy, seedy] motel. ▪ a down-at-heel traveler
▪ We got a room at a down-at-the-heels [=dingy, seedy] motel. ▪ a down-at-heel traveler
