let (one) down gently
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To deliver bad news to someone in the kindest or least upsetting way possible. When you tell Ed that somebody already asked you to the dance, please let him down gently. I tried to let Susan down gently, but she burst into tears nonetheless.
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let someone down gently
seek to give someone bad news in a way that avoids causing them too much distress or humiliation.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017