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let someone or something down

Fig. to fail someone or something; to disappoint someone or a group. Please don't let me down. I am depending on you. I let down the entire cast of the play.

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let someone down

to disappoint someone; to fail someone. I'm sorry I let you down. Something came up, and I couldn't meet you. I don't want to let you down, but I can't support you in the election.

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let down

to relax one's efforts or vigilance. Now is no time to let down. Keep on your guard. After the contest was over, Jane let down a bit so she could relax.

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let somebody down

to disappoint someone, usually by not doing something I know it's silly, but I feel like everyone lets me down when I really need help.

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While the two were reclining in their chamber, Venus wishing to discover if the Cat in her change of shape had also altered her habits of life, let down a mouse in the middle of the room. Fables by Aesop View in context Twas the work of but a few moments more to open the gates, let down the bridge, and admit the rest of the band; and they lot inside the town so quietly that none knew of their coming. Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context And when she came to the meadow, she sat down upon a bank there, and let down her waving locks of hair, which were all of pure silver; and when Curdken saw it glitter in the sun, he ran up, and would have pulled some of the locks out, but she cried: Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context			lend an ear to lend color to lend itself to lend oneself or itself to lend out lend to Lend your money and lose your friend length lengthen out leopard leopard cannot change his spots less Less is more less said , the better less than less than pleased lesser lesser of two evils lesson let let alone let at let be let by Let bygones be bygones let down let emotions show Let every man skin his own skunk let fly let fly with Let George do it let get by with let get on with let go let go of let grass grow under feet let guard down let hair down let have it let heart rule head Let her rip! let in for let in on let into let it all hang out Let it be let it be known Let it go let it rip let it slide let know			let (someone) have it let (someone) have it let (someone) have it let (someone) in on let (someone) in on let (someone) in on let (someone) in on let (someone) in on let , , or some creature alone let , , Or some creature be Let a Thousand Stones Roll let alone let alone let alone let alone let alone let alone let at let away let be let be let be let be let be let be let by let bygones be bygones let bygones be bygones let bygones be bygones let continue let down let down gently let down gently let down gently let down gently let down gently Let Down Ratio let drive let drop let drop let drop let drop let drop let emotions show Let every man skin his own skunk Let every tub stand on its own bottom Let Export Order let fall let fall let fall let fall let fall let floating let fly let fly let fly let fly let fly let fly with Let Freedom Ring Let Freedom Ring America

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