give sb a break

  • 41break — See: COFFEE BREAK …

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  • 42break — break1 verb (past broke; past participle broken) 1》 separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.     ↘(of waves) curl over and dissolve into foam.     ↘(of the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus) be discharged when the sac is… …

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  • 43break —  1. n. A piece of good fortune. Usu. get a break.  2. give someone a break Give someone opportunity to experience good fortune.  3. n. Interval. The period given over to advertisements during a TV programme.  4. v. Happen. Begin. Usu. journalese …

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  • 44break — 1. n. a chance; an opportunity. □ Come on, give me a break! □ I got my first break in show biz when I was only twelve. 2. n. an escape from prison; a prison breakout. □ I hear there’s a break planned for tonight …

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  • 45Break It Off — Single par Rihanna featuring Sean Paul extrait de l’album A Girl Like Me Sortie  Union europeenne !Union européenne& …

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  • 46break — ► VERB (past broke; past part. broken) 1) separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain. 2) make or become inoperative; stop working. 3) interrupt (a continuity, sequence, or course). 4) fail to observe (a law, regulation, or… …

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  • 47Give Me Everything — «Give Me Everything» …

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  • 48Break (música) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda En la música popular, un break es un interludio instrumental o de percusión durante una canción relacionada con el tiempo de descanso, convirtiéndose el break una de las partes principales de la canción. En el… …

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  • 49Break — (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak, Sw. braka …

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  • 50give someone an even break — give (someone) an even break American & Australian get an even break if someone gets an even break, they get the same opportunity to improve their situation as other people. Until now no one had given her an even break to prove what she could do …

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