let someone down gently

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

let someone down gently (third-person singular simple present lets someone down gently, present participle letting someone down gently, simple past and past participle let someone down gently)

1. (idiomatic) To reject or refuse someone in a way that avoids causing hurt or disappointment.

Translations

reject someone in a way that avoids causing hurt

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 給某人留面子／给某人留面子 (gěi mǒurén liú miànzi), 婉轉地告訴／婉转地告诉 (wǎnzhuǎn de gàosù)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: torjua ystävällisesti
• French: refuser gentiment
• Portuguese: recusar gentilmente
• Russian: please add this translation if you can