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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Angela Simmons can’t seem to catch a break, as she’s now being teased for posing in a bathtub full of Oreos.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 11 July 2024
Northern New England will catch a break Friday as temperatures across much of northern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine will top out in the 70s and low 80s.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 21 June 2024
But that’s part of the appeal for many looking to catch a break from the crowds and chaos of the urban areas.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 28 June 2024
System to drench the Gulf Coast into the weekend
The Gulf Coast has not been able to catch a break from severe weather in recent weeks, and the latest storm system won't be an exception.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 11 July 2024
Northern New England will catch a break Friday as temperatures across much of northern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine will top out in the 70s and low 80s.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 21 June 2024
But that’s part of the appeal for many looking to catch a break from the crowds and chaos of the urban areas.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 28 June 2024
System to drench the Gulf Coast into the weekend
The Gulf Coast has not been able to catch a break from severe weather in recent weeks, and the latest storm system won't be an exception.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
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