Impoverished.
Impoverished.
The wearing of shoes with worn down heels is a mark of destitution. The phrase is first recorded in Edition 10 of William Darrell’s A gentleman instructed in the conduct of a virtuous and happy life, 1732:
“Sneak into a corner … down at heels and out at elbows.”
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