get a break

Idioms and Phrases

Obtain a favorable opportunity; get special consideration or treatment. For example, The understudy finally got a break when the star became ill , or The new price is higher, but you are getting a break on service . [c. 1900] Also see give someone a break .

Example Sentences

When he does get a break between projects, he spends time at his homes in Lisbon or Ibiza, “doing nothing but reading, cooking and going to the beach.”

From Los Angeles Times

Trying to make ends meat as a single mum and working anywhere between two to six jobs at one time, Hardy first stepped into a boxing gym in 2010 as a way to get a break from the daily grind.

From BBC

That is where the children would go to a health trust facility and the families would get a break.

From BBC

Homeless people will come to the lobby just to get a break from the heat, while families are taking their kids to the pool during summer break.

From Los Angeles Times

The city of Los Angeles will open cooling centers in South L.A., the San Fernando Valley and the Eastside so residents and their pets can get a break from the broiling heat expected across Southern California’s inland and valley areas over the next few days.

From Los Angeles Times

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