let+down
31let down — (of an aircraft) descend prior to making a landing. → let …
32let down — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. disappoint, disillusion, not support; see abandon 2 , fail 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cause to descend: depress, drop, lower2, take down. See RISE. 2. To cause unhappiness by failing to satisfy the hopes,… …
33To let down — Let Let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Let} ({Letted} (l[e^]t t[e^]d), [Obs].); p. pr. & vb. n. {Letting}.] [OE. leten, l[ae]ten (past tense lat, let, p. p. laten, leten, lete), AS. l[=ae]tan (past tense l[=e]t, p. p. l[=ae]ten); akin to OFries. l[=e]ta,… …
34let 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 …
35let 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 …
36let\ 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. The …
37let down one's hair — See: LET ONE S HAIR DOWN …
38let down one's hair — See: LET ONE S HAIR DOWN …
39let down easy — refuse or say no to someone in a pleasant way I will talk to her tomorrow and try and let her down easy about her not getting the promotion …
40let-down — noun 1》 a disappointment. 2》 the release of milk in a nursing mother or lactating animal as a reflex response to suckling or massage …
