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let (one) down gently
let (one) down gently
let (one) down gently
To deliver bad news to someone in the kindest or least upsetting way possible.
When you tell Ed that somebody already asked you to the dance, please let him down gently.
I tried to let Susan down gently, but she burst into tears nonetheless.
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down
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Paz (2)
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Hebrew
Gerwazy
ger-VAH-zi
Polish
Deepak
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Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
Clodagh
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Irish
ŠIme
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Croatian
Keysha
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African American (Rare)
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