let the side down
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“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
So do these seemingly conservative upgrades let the side down?
From Forbes ● Sep. 19, 2014
People have a tendency to believe that they're in the right on grammar; it is other people who let the side down.
From BBC ● May 13, 2013
Sound Control, New Wakefield Street, Sat Marc Rowlands Together, London Continuing in their series of searingly impressive lineups, Together's first May outing certainly hasn't let the side down.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2010
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