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View synonyms for get a break

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Obtain a favorable opportunity; get special consideration or treatment. For example, The understudy finally got a break when the star became ill , or The new price is higher, but you are getting a break on service . [c. 1900] Also see give someone a break .

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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