the breaks

1. Pieces of luck, turns of events, as in No matter how well he pitches, the team always makes fielding errors—that's the breaks, I guess, or There's not much you can do if the breaks are against you. In the singular and modified forms, this term becomes. In the plural form, only the context determines its favorable or unfavorable meaning. [Slang; early 1900s] Also see tough break.

Example Sentences

I’ve been acting for so many years and felt very fortunate with all of the breaks that I’ve gotten.

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That momentum, or at least the breaks, continued early in the second half.

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“During the breaks, we’re never talking about the rule of law. We’re talking about logistics.”

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"I was just happy to make the breaks at the important times, no matter what they were. It was just about digging in and putting him under pressure."

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When Boulter connected, her power was too much for Lamens, but she could not consistently find her range, despite briefly threatening a comeback after rescuing one of the breaks in the opening set.

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