let (one) down easy

To deliver bad news to one in the kindest or least upsetting way possible. When you tell Ed that somebody already asked you to the dance, please let him down easy. I tried to let Susan down easy, but she burst into tears nonetheless.

let down easy

see under let someone down.

词组	let (one) down easy
释义	let (one) down easy let (one) down easy To deliver bad news to one in the kindest or least upsetting way possible. When you tell Ed that somebody already asked you to the dance, please let him down easy. I tried to let Susan down easy, but she burst into tears nonetheless. See also: down, easy, let Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. let down easy see under let someone down. See also: down, easy, let The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: let down easy let someone down gently gently let (one) down gently suck the big one suck a big one break the news to (one) a somebody trigger warning teach
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