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The Chambers Dictionary
... to obey or follow like a dog: to submit to authority; cool or kick one's heels to be
kepi waiting for some time: dig in one's heels to behave stubbornly: down at heel
having the heels of one's shoes trodden down: slovenly; in poor circumstances; ...
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Researching and Applying Metaphor in the Real World
Down at heel Moon recorded the evaluative stance of fixed expressions and
idioms in her corpus, noting that 'negative assignments are roughly twice as
common as positive ones' (1998:247). This is consistent with findings from the
studies ...
Graham Low, Alice Deignan, Lynne Cameron, 2010
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The Progressive Dictionary of the English Language: A ...
To be-down at heel* (a) to have the back port of the upper, or heel, turned down ;
as, his shoes were dotm at heel. ( b ) To have on shoes with the heel turned
down ; to be slipshod or slovenly; hence, down-at-heel (as an adjective!, wearing
...
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
(b) My dog has been brought to heel. down at heel (a) (of shoes) with the heels
wom down by wear (b) (of a person) shabby (a) All my shoes are down at heel. (b
) One of the guests at the party was down at heel. take to one's heels run away ...
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The Literary Gazette and Journal of the Belles Lettres, ...
A pair of old boots, exceedingly down at heel, out of which the toes of his majesty
were seen to peep, in spite of the straw with which they were lined, completed his
costume. ' And who the deuce are you ?' demanded the captain, after he had ...
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...
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The Wind in the Willows
It seemed, as the Mole remarked to the Rat, like some one walking in carpet
slippers that were too large for him and down at heel; which was intelligent of
Mole, because that was exactly what it was. There was the noise of a bolt shot
back, and ...
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Making the Business Case: Proposals that Succeed for ...
... entertainments Local people enjoy using the pier Eastport looks/feels less
down at heel — Direct route — Route via increased tourism and revenue for local
businesses Local people enjoy new economic opportunities — Route via
increased ...
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Harrap's essential English Dictionary
4 Someone who is down at heel looks shabby, untidy and badly-cared- for. 5 One
thing comes or follows hard on the heels of another if it happens very soon after
the other: Their divorce followed hard on the heels of their son's death.
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Eleventh Edition
... a ladder 6 : a contemptible person — heel-less Vhel-lssV adj — by the heels :
in a tight grip — down at heel or down at the heel : in or into a run-down or
shabby condition — on the heels of : immediately following — to heel 1 : close
behind 2 ...
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However, there are a few, like P.G. Wodehouse's Earl of Emsworth, who have the right combination of down-at-heel friendly charm, a sense of ... «Wall Street Daily, Iul 15»
Set in the city
In Dubliners, James Joyce was able to bring to life a down-at-heel city because he filled it with frustrated residents. A story or a city is only ever ... «The National, Iul 15»
Cyber security: banks battle to keep up with online threats
... at large commercial banks, where flashy institutional bankers jostle for recognition with their more humble, down-at-heel retail counterparts. «The Australian, Iul 15»
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Two years ago, according to the Government's Indices of Multiple Deprivation, the down-at-heel suburb of nearby Clacton was ranked as the ... «Western Morning News, Iul 15»
Contrasting attractions set to make Bishop Auckland a cultural hotspot
... time in little over a week, I passed – for the second time, naturally – an empty and down-at-heel hotel with a 'for sale' sign slapped on it. «ChronicleLive, Iul 15»
Roguish Dangerfield, an author's great creation
Turning left last Monday I came to twin down-at-heel gate lodges, covered in ivy, elder blossom and wild pink roses standing sentry on either ... «Irish Independent, Iul 15»
Ken Olisa interview: Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London on using his …
His mother returned to her home town of Nottingham, where Olisa was raised in a down-at-heel part of the city. “I always remember we lived in ... «The Independent, Iul 15»
How London beat New York to be the world's greatest city
But even though a revamp is in the works, the down-at-heel disrepair of Penn stands as a symbol of a city and country whose claim on the ... «Evening Standard, Iul 15»
'I don't guard my recipes - I'm happy to share them'
They stop outside a down-at-heel, saltwater-lashed pub looking across the marshes of the Thames estuary – the sort of place that used to be a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Iul 15»
Women are still winning in this summer of sporting losers
It has a set resembling the makeshift VIP area from a down-at-heel Midlands niteclub which has been commandeered for a corporate bonding ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Iul 15»
