let down

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === let down (third-person singular simple present lets down, present participle letting down, simple past and past participle let down) (transitive, idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody. Synonyms: cross up, dingo, sell out, stab in the back; see also Thesaurus:betray Antonyms: come through, keep faith; see also Thesaurus:keep faith (transitive, clothing) To lengthen by undoing and resewing a hem. Antonym: take in Coordinate term: let out (intransitive) To reduce one's level of effort. To soften in tempering. to let down tools or cutlery (cooking) To thin; to reduce the thickness or viscosity of. let the sauce down with a little pasta water if it starts to become too thick; if the soup is too thick, you can let it down with a little milk; let the sauce down with a dash of the pickling liquor; use some of the stock to let down the onion sauce Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let,‎ down: especially, to allow to descend. Antonym: put up let down your hair;   let down a rope ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====