Idiom
tough break
Meaning
A situation resulting in misfortune or hardship; an instance of bad luck.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Losing your keys is a tough break.”
“He missed his flight by only two minutes, which was a tough break for his vacation plans.”
“After training for months, the athlete suffered a sudden injury, a truly tough break that ended her hopes for the championship.”
Examples
simple
“Losing your keys is a tough break.”
contextual
“He missed his flight by only two minutes, which was a tough break for his vacation plans.”
complex
“After training for months, the athlete suffered a sudden injury, a truly tough break that ended her hopes for the championship.”
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