Meaning of A BIT OF A LET DOWN - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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So this winter for me has been "a bit of a let down".
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In English when we say something is "a bit of a let down" it means that it's kind of
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disappointing.
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This winter is a little bit of a let down because there's no snow on the ground.
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In Canada usually we have snow by now and I really like snow.
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Another example of something being a bit of a let down could be, maybe you've seen a movie
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and the movie was really, really good and then they make a sequel, they make a part
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2 of that movie and when you go to see that second part it's not as good.
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And you would describe that as "a bit of a let down".
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