Relationships
never let someone live something down
keep reminding someone of an embarrassing mistake
To keep reminding someone about an embarrassing thing they did in the past.
Hear it in real life
Did you really fall asleep during the film?
Yes, and my sister will never let me live it down.
I sent the message to the wrong group, and my colleagues will never let me live it down.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My friends will never let me live it.
Say: My friends will never let me live it down.
The particle “down” is required in this idiom.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
never let someone live something down; will never let someone live something down
Your turn: say it out loud
I sent the message to the wrong group, and my colleagues will never let me live it down.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
never let someone live something down
keep reminding someone of an embarrassing mistake
“I sent the message to the wrong group, and my colleagues will never let me live it down.”
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