catch a break
idiom
US
: to have some good luck
I just can't seem to catch a break.
If we can catch a break with the goalkeeping, we might just win the championship.
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The battered brigade, one of the lead units for Russia’s two-month-old counteroffensive in western Russia’s Kursk Oblast, just can’t catch a break.
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David Axe, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The Christmas tree industry just can’t catch a break.
—Ash Reynolds, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
The United States, particularly Florida, should catch a break as the latest forecast from AccuWeather shows Rafael sparing the central Gulf region.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
Still, because this is Pachinko, my guy Noa cannot catch a break.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
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David Axe, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The Christmas tree industry just can’t catch a break.
—Ash Reynolds, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
The United States, particularly Florida, should catch a break as the latest forecast from AccuWeather shows Rafael sparing the central Gulf region.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
Still, because this is Pachinko, my guy Noa cannot catch a break.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Catch a break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%20a%20break. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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