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• let down — {v. phr.} 1. To allow to descend; lower. * /Harry let the chain saw down on a rope and then climbed down himself./ 2. To relax; stop trying so hard; take it easy. * /The horse let down near the end of the race and lost./ * /The team let down in… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• let down — {v. phr.} 1. To allow to descend; lower. * /Harry let the chain saw down on a rope and then climbed down himself./ 2. To relax; stop trying so hard; take it easy. * /The horse let down near the end of the race and lost./ * /The team let down in… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• let-down — let downs also letdown N VAR A let down is a disappointment that you suffer, usually because something has not happened in the way in which you expected it to happen. The flat was really very nice, but compared with what we d been used to, it was …   English dictionary

• let down — [v] disappoint abandon, depress, disenchant, disillusion, dissatisfy, fail, fall short, leave in lurch*, leave stranded*, lower, pull down, take down; concepts 7,19 Ant. benefit, satisfy …   New thesaurus

• let down — ► let down fail to support or help. Main Entry: ↑let …   English terms dictionary

• let|down — «LEHT DOWN», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a slowing up: »Middle age often brings a letdown in vitality. The talked about letdown in copper buying has not yet appeared (Wall Street Journal). 2. a disappointment: »Losing the contest was a big letdown… …   Useful english dictionary

• let down — index betray (lead astray), disappoint, disappointed, frustrate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• let down — dau̇n vt to release (formed milk) within the mammary gland or udder …   Medical dictionary

• let-down — ► NOUN ▪ a disappointment …   English terms dictionary

• let down — verb 1. move something or somebody to a lower position (Freq. 7) take down the vase from the shelf • Syn: ↑lower, ↑take down, ↑get down, ↑bring down • Ant: ↑raise ( …   Useful english dictionary