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let the side down

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let the side down  (British & Australian)
to behave in a way that embarrasses or causes problems for a group of people that you are part of The general feeling is that cleaners who ignore the union's ban on overtime are letting the side down.
See also: let, side


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Byline: Clemmie Moodie & Danielle Lawler RUMER Willis really let the side down when she rolled up at a showbiz party for, er, dogs in an extremely low-cut black dress.
Brother and sister James and Catherine Pellet, of Huddersfield, showed they weren't about to let the side down, with 16-year-old James scooping first place and 14-year-old Catherine achieving fourth place.
She had played badly ln the morning four-gomes against Warwickshire at Walmley and thought she might let the side down by playing In the singles.
 
 
 
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