let down

let down
transitive verb Date: 12th century 1. to allow to descend gradually 2. a. to fail to support <
felt her parents had let her down
>
b. disappoint <
the plot lets you down at the end
>
<
afraid of letting his father down
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • let down — {v. phr.} 1. To allow to descend; lower. * /Harry let the chain saw down on a rope and then climbed down himself./ 2. To relax; stop trying so hard; take it easy. * /The horse let down near the end of the race and lost./ * /The team let down in… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • let down easy — {v. phr.} To refuse or say no to (someone) in a pleasant manner; to tell bad news about a refusal or disappointment in a kindly way. * /The teacher had to tell George that he had failed his college examinations, but she tried to let him down easy …   Dictionary of American idioms

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