give me a break
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TULLY: Come on, would you give me a break?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
We — the idea that cable, internet and cellphone companies can charge you $200 or more if you decide to switch to another provider — give me a break.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
It’s like all this fear about aging, give me a break!
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
That came on top of Mr Johnson resorting to Franglais to tell the French to "donnez moi un break" - give me a break - and relax about the whole thing.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2021
For once, I think she genuinely wanted to give me a break.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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