Intermediate 💬 Idioms & Phrasal Verbs · #114 of 182

Phrasal Verb: Let Down

to disappoint

Examples

  • Don't let me down.

Key rules

  • Let down means disappoint someone or fail to support them
  • It is separable: let down your friends or let your friends down
  • With a pronoun, the pronoun goes in the middle: let them down
  • It is used for people, not for things

Common mistakes

  • You let down me → You let me down
💡 Tip: "Let down" is also used for tyres losing air, a different meaning.
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