| 单词 | an even break |
| 释义 | > as lemmasan even break 18. colloquial. A chance, an opportunity; a piece of good luck; frequently with defining word, as an even break: an equal or fair chance. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > chance [phrase] > even chance or toss up an even bet1591 cross and pile1597 an even break1911 the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > good fortune > piece of opportunity?a1425 honeyfall1642 luck in a bag1649 hit1666 godsend1810 stroke of luck1853 bonanza1878 lucky break1889 break1911 a bit of fat1923 snip1932 1911 H. Quick Yellowstone Nights v. 126 It's allus an even break whether they'll stan' and freeze in their tracks, or chase after some bunch of..natives. 1911 C. E. Mulford Bar-20 Days xxiii. 231 Now he wanted an ‘even break’, where once he would have called all his wits into play to avoid it. 1918 C. E. Mulford Man from Bar-20 xiii. 128 If th' stakes are high an' the breaks anywhere near equal, I'll risk my last dollar or my last breath. 1923 M. Watts Luther Nichols 198 If I get an even break on it for five years, it's as much as I'm expecting. 1926 J. Black You can't Win xxi. 331 I could ‘take’ the spot if I got a fair break on the luck. 1928 Daily Express 11 July 12 The chances in the ‘quarter-mile’ seem to give the Americans only an even break for a first place. 1930 Publishers' Weekly 8 Feb. 705/2 These buyers and their stores get what are known as ‘the breaks’. 1938 G. Greene Brighton Rock ii. i. 62 A break like that's too good. 1938 G. Greene Brighton Rock ii. i. 72 We had a lucky break. 1948 L. A. G. Strong Trevannion 196 Give the boy a break, they thought indulgently. < as lemmas |
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