down at the heel vs tacky

down at the heel

tacky

adj
  • Of a substance, slightly sticky. 

  • In poor taste. 

  • Of low quality. 

  • Gaudy or flashy. 

  • Shabby, dowdy in one's appearance or dress. 

How often have the words down at the heel and tacky occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )