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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Yordan Alvarez cannot catch a break this season.
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Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Lee agreed Canto-Osorio did fumble, but was glad to catch a break.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
On Christmas Eve, Cliff (Strassner), a down-on-his luck comedian who can’t catch a break, chips a tooth, and suddenly finds himself in the late-night care of Didi (Liz Larsen), a sharp-witted, no-nonsense dentist.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Matt Schubert, sports editor: CSU 34, Northern Colorado 10
UNC coach Ed Lamb can’t catch a break.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Lee agreed Canto-Osorio did fumble, but was glad to catch a break.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
On Christmas Eve, Cliff (Strassner), a down-on-his luck comedian who can’t catch a break, chips a tooth, and suddenly finds himself in the late-night care of Didi (Liz Larsen), a sharp-witted, no-nonsense dentist.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Matt Schubert, sports editor: CSU 34, Northern Colorado 10
UNC coach Ed Lamb can’t catch a break.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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