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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Instead, with international travel to the United States already plunging — especially absent are the angry Canadians — amid rancor over President Donald Trump’s trade wars, L.A. hotels can’t catch a break.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
With the ongoing housing affordability crisis in the U.S. and growing economic uncertainty surrounding the impact of the Trump administration's tariff policies, millennials have yet to catch a break.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Emerging market stocks couldn’t catch a break the past four years.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 19 May 2025
Max can’t seem to catch a break, and her closest friends, including Ginny, no longer seem to want her around.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 5 June 2025
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
With the ongoing housing affordability crisis in the U.S. and growing economic uncertainty surrounding the impact of the Trump administration's tariff policies, millennials have yet to catch a break.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Emerging market stocks couldn’t catch a break the past four years.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 19 May 2025
Max can’t seem to catch a break, and her closest friends, including Ginny, no longer seem to want her around.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for catch a break
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“Catch a break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%20a%20break. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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