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let the side down

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let the side down

  (British & Australian)

to behave in a way that embarrasses or causes problems for a group of people that you are part of The general feeling is that cleaners who ignore the union's ban on overtime are letting the side down.

See also: down, let, side

let the side down

see under let someone down, def. 1.

See also: down, let, side