let the side down
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Van Dijk, meanwhile, would not be drawn on whether his team-mate had let the side down.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
“We try and uphold the highest standards and practices,” he added, “and I let the side down, as simple as that.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2019
“Because it was not something that was becoming of a member of the royal family, and we try and uphold the highest standards and practices, and I let the side down, simple as that.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 16, 2019
This doesn’t mean Lohan is ready to play Hedda Gabler tomorrow: simply that, aside from a single prompt, she holds the stage with ease and doesn’t let the side down.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2014
So do these seemingly conservative upgrades let the side down?
From Forbes ● Sep. 19, 2014
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