let down easy
- gentleSoft and kind
- softYielding to touch
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
cushion · careful · tender · tactful · diplomatic · sensitive · comfort · soften · blow · disappoint · spare · feelings · gradual · ease · compassion · honest · conversation · awkward
manner of delivering bad news
let down easydrop a bombshell
Announce startling information unexpectedly
tell it like it is · not mince words · lay it on thick · pull no punches · blindside