let down
phrasal verblet somebody down
- to fail to help or support somebody as they had hoped or expected
- I'm afraid she let us down badly.
- This machine won't let you down.
- He trudged home feeling lonely and let down.
let somebody/something down
- to make somebody/something less successful than they/it should be
- She speaks French very fluently, but her pronunciation lets her down.
let something down
- to let or make something go down
- We let the bucket down by a rope.
- to make a dress, skirt, coat, etc. longer, by reducing the amount of material that is folded over at the bottom
- This skirt needs letting down.
- (British English) to allow the air to escape from something deliberately
- Some kids had let my tyres down.