let the side down
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He said he regretted staying at the financier's house while he was there, and that he had "let the side down" by doing so.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2021
“We try and uphold the highest standards and practices, and I let the side down, as simple as that.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 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
Only Raphael Honigstein let the side down, as there don't appear to have been any fisticuffs in Germany this weekend.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 12, 2012
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