Definitions

get a break

ADJECTIVE

fortunate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affluent encouraging fortuitous happy healthy helpful lucky profitable prosperous successful wealthy well-off

WEAK

advantageous auspicious blessed born with a silver spoon bright charmed convenient favorable favored felicitous flourishing gaining golden hopeful in luck in the gravy on a roll opportune overcoming promising propitious providential rosy sitting pretty sunny side thriving timely triumphant victorious well-to-do

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destitute disadvantageous failing hopeless lacking losing needy poor unfortunate unlucky unprofitable unsuccessful wanting

WEAK

adverse sad unhappy untoward upset

Example Sentences

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“I just feel like there’s not a chance for us within our day-to-day lives, to really get a break from technology.”

From Los Angeles Times

"May and June are supposed to be your recovery time - and you get a break at some point during those months - but you never have an actual holiday from it. You're curling 44 weeks a year, easily."

From BBC

“Once that storm moves through, we might still see lingering showers on Wednesday night but then we’ll get a break through Saturday,” Kittell said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Going to Celia and Stan’s. But I’ll be around on Saturday after noonish. If we get a break in the rain, we can play.”

From Literature

Meanwhile, those who rely on propane and heating oil will get a break, with prices falling as much as 4% according to EIA.

From Barron's

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