let something down

let something down

Maryann let down the hem on her mother's old prom dress

Syn:
lengthen, make longer

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  • let something down — LENGTHEN, make longer. → let …   Useful english dictionary

  • let someone down — let (someone) down to disappoint someone, usually by not doing something. I know it s silly, but I feel like everyone lets me down when I really need help …   New idioms dictionary

  • let someone down — FAIL (TO SUPPORT), fall short of expectation, disappoint, disillusion; abandon, desert, leave stranded, leave in the lurch. → let * * * fail to support or help someone as they had hoped or expected ■ let someone/something down have a detrimental… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ˌlet sb ˈdown — phrasal verb to make someone feel disappointed by not doing something that they are expecting you to do The families of the victims feel that the justice system has let them down.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • let something rest — let something drop/rest/ phrase to stop talking about something I think we’d better let the matter drop so your father can calm down. Just let it rest, would you? Thesaurus: to stop talking, or to not say anythingsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • let someone down — fail to support or help someone. ↘(let someone/thing down) have a detrimental effect on someone or something. → let …   English new terms dictionary

  • whistle something down the wind — let something go; abandon something ■ turn a trained hawk loose by casting it off with the wind …   Useful english dictionary

  • Don’t Let Me Down — «Don t Let Me Down» Сингл The Beatles и …   Википедия

  • Don't Let Me Down (The Beatles song) — Don t Let Me Down Single by The Beatles with Billy Preston A side Get Back …   Wikipedia

  • Don't Let Me Down — Don’t Let Me Down Single par The Beatles Face A Get Back Face B Don t Let Me Down Sortie …   Wikipédia en Français

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