英语词汇run down at the heels的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	run down at the heels
词源	run down at the heels. The original of this proverb referred only to a pair of shoes in poor condition. But it came to mean someone in bad shape generally. Well-heeled means just the opposite.
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