give a break

Idioms and Phrases

see give someone a break .

Example Sentences

“If the foreign force comes in, it will give a break to the little people like me to have a life and continue fighting for a better future,” he said.

From Seattle Times

As Aziz Huq notes, Donald Trump is getting treated infinitely better than most criminal defendants before the court, which doesn’t give a break even to those who are actually innocent of the crimes of which they are accused.

From Slate

American will give a break to customers whose bags are slightly overweight or oversized.

From Seattle Times

The federal financial aid formula used to give a break to families with two or more children in college at a time.

From New York Times

At one point, also, the Chilean sea bass, suddenly it was so popular, it was endangered, and we had to give a break to the fish.

From Salon

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