catch a break
idiom
US
: to have some good luck
I just can't seem to catch a break.
If we can catch a break with the goalkeeping, we might just win the championship.
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Timothée Chalamet just can’t catch a break during awards season.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Colorado’s most notable scoring chance in the opening frame came a few minutes into the game, when the team’s struggling power play couldn’t catch a break.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2025
Though Virgin River is an idyllic little town, there's one guy who can never catch a break — Brady.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The inability to catch a break and get some air is what can trigger the more severe symptoms above.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Feb. 2025
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Colorado’s most notable scoring chance in the opening frame came a few minutes into the game, when the team’s struggling power play couldn’t catch a break.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2025
Though Virgin River is an idyllic little town, there's one guy who can never catch a break — Brady.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The inability to catch a break and get some air is what can trigger the more severe symptoms above.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Catch a break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%20a%20break. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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