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give a break

give a break idiom

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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Browse dictionary definitions near give a break

give a bad name to
give (or get) the green light
give (or get) the (old) heave-ho
give
give
give
gittern
gitalin
Gita
git

give a cold shoulder to
give a damn
give a free hand
give a good account of oneself
give a hand
give a hang
give a hard time
give a hoot
give a leg up
give a pain

give a break

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