let down (/lɛt daʊn/)
verb · Intermediate · Greetings & Phrases
🔊 /lɛt daʊn/
Meaning
Meaning: disappoint; lower
To disappoint someone by failing to do what they expected, or to lower something.
Examples
🗣 I promised to help, and I won’t let you down.
Etymology
From ‘let’ plus ‘down’, the idea of allowing someone to fall.
How & Where It’s Used
Common for disappointment.
Tags: phrasal-verb