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let down
verb
- also preposition to lower
- to fail to fulfil the expectations of (a person); disappoint
- to undo, shorten, and resew (the hem) so as to lengthen (a dress, skirt, etc)
- to untie (long hair that is bound up) and allow to fall loose
- to deflate
to let down a tyre
noun
- a disappointment
- the gliding descent of an aircraft in preparation for landing
- the release of milk from the mammary glands following stimulation by the hormone oxytocin
Example Sentences
Reform is "throwing everything" at the local election "because they want to take advantage of voters feeling understandably let down by Labour and the Conservatives", Denyer told campaigners.
Pupils are still eating their dinners in a marquee more than a year after their school was deemed unsafe because of weak concrete, with parents saying they feel "let down".
Is the system letting down people who were harmed by Covid vaccines?
People who lost tens of thousands of pounds when a star stockpicker's investment fund collapsed say they have been let down by the UK's financial regulator and are calling on MPs to investigate.
How do you get them to let down their guards?
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