let someone down gently

Verb

Meaning

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)

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

let slide let slip let slip from memory let someone go let someone have let someone have it