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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With average gas prices approaching $4 a gallon on Monday, one question for drivers is whether they’ll soon get a break from gas taxes.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Bargain hunters could finally get a break in 2026—if they know where to look.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

“Miggy is playing his tail off. So for us to get a break like that, that was something that was very welcome and very needed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

But sole proprietors have to pay both parts of the self-employment tax on all income, whereas S corps can get a break here.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2024

Even if it was something worth doing, important and good, it was still right to get a break.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

get a break

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