Usage of "let down" | TermGallery

Catalan

Spanish

Move something or somebody to a lower position.

Portuguese

Catalan

Fail to meet the hopes or expectations of.

Usage of let down in English

Mrs Sitharaman said Indian industry felt let down by Britain's visa rules. 
 BBC 

For more than 40 years, victims and families have been let down. 
 The Guardian 

TB: Well, I do believe that he's let down the Palestinian people. 
 The Guardian 

Students and young people have been let down by politicians, she said. 
 The Guardian 

However, Goo Hara's fans believe she was let down by the courts. 
 Radio NZ 

Why, for example, do many of the Pike families feel let down? 
 Radio NZ 

Most of all, Mr Hung feels let down by Russia and China. 
 Full Circle 

Photo: AFP They were let down with the most catastrophic consequences imaginable. 
 Radio NZ 

The strain of the fight let down and a reaction set in. 
 Fighting in France 

She let down the window and the cold night air rushed in. 
 The Princess Elopes 

Then the young man was let down sobbing onto the blood-spattered earth. 
 The half-made world 

Then they let down the curtain, and the room was in shadow. 
 Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not 

I didn't feel let down now that our mission was almost over. 
 An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth 

None were granted pay rises and many came to feel let down. 
 The Guardian 

Bid the guard let down the bridge and throw wide the gate. 
 Allan Quatermain 

Fanny let down the pane of glass and watched them in silence. 
 The Happy Foreigner 

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Translations for let down

Catalan

Spanish

Portuguese

Let down through the time

Let down across language varieties

New Zealand

Common

Australia

Common

Ireland

Common

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Meanings of let down in English