| 单词 | give someone a break |
| 释义 | give someone a breakGive someone a chance or special consideration. For example, She begged the professor for an extension on her term paper, saying “Please give me a break.” [c. 1900] Also see get a break. give me a break. Stop trying to fool or upset or bother me. For example, Don't tell me the party's been postponed again—give me a break! This interjection is usually uttered with semihumorous exasperation. [Slang; late 1900s] Words nearby give someone a breakgive pause, give rein to, give rise to, give short shrift, give someone, give someone a break, give someone a ring, give someone enough rope, give someone fits, give someone heart failure, give someone hell 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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