said to show that you think that someone is being very annoying or ridiculous
You're too young to be a musician? Give me a break. If you look at the charts now,the 14-yearolds are more like 16 and 17-year-olds.
said to tell someone to stop criticizing or annoying you and leave you alone
Anxious families yesterday begged the youngsters, `Give us a break', after they wreckeddozens of cars.