down-at-the-heel
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Steppenwolf will also mount productions of Conor McPherson’s play “The Night Alive,” about down-at-the-heel Dubliners, and David Adjmi’s satire “Marie Antoinette.”
From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2014
The other is to play off a well-heeled villain against the down-at-the-heel Columbo.
From Time Magazine Archive
Another, Italy's Vittorio Emanuele III, is a somewhat down-at-the-heel cobelligerent of the United Nations.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chekhov's point was subtle: to a girl like Nina, the more down-at-the-heel Trigorin is, the more exciting he will seem.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of those talentless painters, who ventilated at Kayser's house, not merely their contemptuous theories, but also their down-at-the-heel shoes?
From His Excellency the Minister by Roberts, Henri
