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Wearing stockings that are worn out. / (by extension) Shabby, or in a poor plight.

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out at the heels

Source Word

out at the heels

Adjective

not-comparable broadly

Wearing stockings that are worn out. / (by extension) Shabby, or in a poor plight.

Japanese Meaning

擦り切れたストッキングを着用している状態 / みすぼらしい、衰弱している、老朽化した状態

She didn’t want to buy new stockings, so she kept wearing the ones that were out at the heels.

彼女は新しいストッキングを買いたくなかったので、かかとがすり切れたものを履き続けた。

Sense（1）

Wearing stockings that are worn out.

Sense（2）

(by extension) Shabby, or in a poor plight.