let down

[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 the fourth quarter because they were far ahead./

Compare: LET GO. 3. To fail to do as well as (someone) expected; disappoint.

* /The team felt they had let the coach down./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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