[let down
easy] {v. phr.} To refuse or say no to (someone) in apleasant manner; to tell
bad news about a refusal or disappointment ina kindly way.
The teacher had to
tell George that he had failed hiscollege examinations, but she tried to let him
down easy.
The bosstried to let Jim down easy when he had to tell him he was
too youngfor the job.
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