Last Updated :2025/11/29

let someone down gently

Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
(婉曲的に)誰かを傷つけない、または失望させないように拒否・断る
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彼にもう愛していないと伝えるとき、彼女は彼を傷つけないようにやんわりと断ろうとした。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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

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let someone down gently

When she told him she didn't love him anymore, she tried to let him down gently.

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When she told him she didn't love him anymore, she tried to let him down gently.

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