let someone down gently (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To reject or refuse someone in a way that avoids causing hurt or disappointment.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: lets someone down gently
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: letting someone down gently
tags: participle
present
form: let someone down gently
tags: participle
past
form: let someone down gently
tags: past