let someone down gently

English

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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)

(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

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