Let down easy

Do you think that she's trying to let you down easy?

Do you think that she's trying to let you down easy?

— Gossip Girl S5E6

and you're repeating everything i say so that you can buy yourself some time and figure out a way to let me down easy.

and you're repeating everything i say so that you can buy yourself some time and figure out a way to let me down easy.

— Grey's Anatomy S2E23

TED: Well, let him down easy.

TED: Well, let him down easy.

— How I Met Your Mother S5E14

I tried to let her down easy, but, uh, she didn't take it too well.

I tried to let her down easy, but, uh, she didn't take it too well.

— Modern Family S3E19

Now, how you let her down real easy, so her feelings aren't hurt?

Now, how you let her down real easy, so her feelings aren't hurt?

— Shrek

Let her down easy.

Let her down easy.

— Suits S2E5

Do you want me to talk to Leonard? - Let him down easy.

Do you want me to talk to Leonard? - Let him down easy.

— The Big Bang Theory S5E3