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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

Let Down — «Let Down» Canción de Radiohead Álbum OK Computer Publicación 16 de junio de 1997 …   Wikipedia Español

let-down — let downs also letdown N VAR A let down is a disappointment that you suffer, usually because something has not happened in the way in which you expected it to happen. The flat was really very nice, but compared with what we d been used to, it was …   English dictionary

let·down — /ˈlɛtˌdaʊn/ noun, pl downs [count] : something that is not as good as it was expected to be The news was a letdown. [=disappointment] see also let down at ↑let, 1 …   Useful english dictionary

let down — [v] disappoint abandon, depress, disenchant, disillusion, dissatisfy, fail, fall short, leave in lurch*, leave stranded*, lower, pull down, take down; concepts 7,19 Ant. benefit, satisfy …   New thesaurus

let-down — /ˈlɛt daʊn/ (say let down) noun 1. disillusionment or disappointment. 2. (in breastfeeding) the release of milk to the ducts beneath the areola, brought about by the secretion of oxytocin by the pituitary gland, which is activated by sucking or,… …   Australian English dictionary

let down — ► let down fail to support or help. Main Entry: ↑let …   English terms dictionary

let|down — «LEHT DOWN», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a slowing up: »Middle age often brings a letdown in vitality. The talked about letdown in copper buying has not yet appeared (Wall Street Journal). 2. a disappointment: »Losing the contest was a big letdown… …   Useful english dictionary

let down — index betray (lead astray), disappoint, disappointed, frustrate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

let down — dau̇n vt to release (formed milk) within the mammary gland or udder …   Medical dictionary