Idiom
catch a break
Meaning
To experience the minimal amount of good luck or a favorable outcome.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I really need to catch a break today.”
“After months of bad luck with his car and his job, he finally caught a break when he found a new position.”
“Exhausted by a relentless series of professional setbacks, she felt a profound sense of relief when she finally caught a break during the final stage of the project.”
Examples
simple
“I really need to catch a break today.”
contextual
“After months of bad luck with his car and his job, he finally caught a break when he found a new position.”
complex
“Exhausted by a relentless series of professional setbacks, she felt a profound sense of relief when she finally caught a break during the final stage of the project.”
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