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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Rothwell plays Melissa, an airport employee who just can’t seem to catch a break and decides to completely change her life after narrowly averting a tragedy.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Those statements have managed to somersault all the way into 2024, and the Chicago Bears safety cannot catch a break.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 Aug. 2024
Comeback Player of the Year - Ian Fray, Inter Miami
Inter Miami’s 22-year-old versatile defender hasn’t been able to catch a break since signing a homegrown contract with the club in 2021.
—James Nalton, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
From a freak accident that blew a door-size hole into the fuselage of an airborne 737 Max to revelations of sloppy workmanship and now a crippling strike entering its second month — the icon of US manufacturing hasn’t been able to catch a break since the first days of January.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
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Lisa Respers France, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Those statements have managed to somersault all the way into 2024, and the Chicago Bears safety cannot catch a break.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 Aug. 2024
Comeback Player of the Year - Ian Fray, Inter Miami
Inter Miami’s 22-year-old versatile defender hasn’t been able to catch a break since signing a homegrown contract with the club in 2021.
—James Nalton, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
From a freak accident that blew a door-size hole into the fuselage of an airborne 737 Max to revelations of sloppy workmanship and now a crippling strike entering its second month — the icon of US manufacturing hasn’t been able to catch a break since the first days of January.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Catch a break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%20a%20break. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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