down-at-heel

down-at-heel or down-at-the-heel or down-at-the-heels  {adj.}
Poorly kept up or dressed shabby; not neat; sloppy.
John is always down-at-the-heels, but his sister is always very neat.
Old houses sometimes look down-at-the-heel.
Categories: adjective
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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