out at the heels vs slovenly

out at the heels

adj
  • Shabby, or in a poor plight. 

  • Wearing stockings that are worn out. 

slovenly

adj
  • Careless or negligent; sloppy. 

  • Having an untidy appearance; unkempt. 

  • Dirty, unwashed; disorderly. 

adv
  • In a slovenly manner. 

How often have the words out at the heels and slovenly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )