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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Shady areas to catch a break from the sun can be found near Rivals Sports bar in Right Field, The Craft and Draft on the Loge Level, and the Dugout Concourses behind sections 118 and 236, among others.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
Millennials 'just can't catch a break' Many millennials were in school when the dot-com bubble burst in 2000, entered the workforce during the late-2000s Great Recession and were entering their peak working years when COVID hit and largely shut down the economy.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Louisville could catch a break from sub-freezing temperatures as soon as Monday, said Kyle Wilkins, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 18 Jan. 2024
Poor, withering Maximus, who can’t catch a break, tries to start up a conversation with his new lord.
—Jack King, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
Millennials 'just can't catch a break' Many millennials were in school when the dot-com bubble burst in 2000, entered the workforce during the late-2000s Great Recession and were entering their peak working years when COVID hit and largely shut down the economy.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Louisville could catch a break from sub-freezing temperatures as soon as Monday, said Kyle Wilkins, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 18 Jan. 2024
Poor, withering Maximus, who can’t catch a break, tries to start up a conversation with his new lord.
—Jack King, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Catch a break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%20a%20break. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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