let the side down
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“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
“And we try and uphold the highest standards and practices and I let the side down, as simple as that.”
From New York Times • Nov. 15, 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
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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