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let down

verb

  1. also preposition to lower
  2. to fail to fulfil the expectations of (a person); disappoint
  3. to undo, shorten, and resew (the hem) so as to lengthen (a dress, skirt, etc)
  4. to untie (long hair that is bound up) and allow to fall loose
  5. to deflate

    to let down a tyre

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a disappointment
  2. the gliding descent of an aircraft in preparation for landing
  3. the release of milk from the mammary glands following stimulation by the hormone oxytocin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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".

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Is the system letting down people who were harmed by Covid vaccines?

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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.

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How do you get them to let down their guards?

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"This has left many farmers feeling frustrated and let down, with no clear opportunity to be rewarded for delivering public goods in the near future," he said.

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