LET somebody DOWN
Check these sentences
1) I really let my parents down when I failed the test second time.
2) He knows that Melis is the most suitable person for this job. She has never let him down before.
3) When Alex missed the final penalty in the Champions league final match, he felt that he’d let the team and the fans down.
MEANING:
LET SOMEBODY DOWN: When somebody lets us down, we feel disappointed because he/she has failed to help or support us in the way that we hoped or expected.
HOW MUCH YOU LEARN
Rewrite the sentences using let somebody down without changing the meaning.
1) If my father promises that he’ll do something for somebody, he always does it.
He never ________________________________________________________________.
2) Unless she passes the KPDS exam, she’ll feel that she’s disappointed her manager.
If she fails, ______________________________________________________________.
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