out at the heels vs tacky

out at the heels

adj
  • Shabby, or in a poor plight. 

  • Wearing stockings that are worn out. 

tacky

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

  • Of a substance, slightly sticky. 

  • In poor taste. 

  • Of low quality. 

  • Gaudy or flashy. 

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