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.
Examples of catch a break in a Sentence
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Poor, withering Maximus, who can’t catch a break, tries to start up a conversation with his new lord.
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Jack King, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
Kentuckians can't seem to catch a break with the weather.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2024
This is our first look at Bond as existential hero, and the man can't catch a break.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024
Tight end Greg Dulcich hasn’t been able to catch a break on the injury front.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 23 May 2024
In order for Lovin’ Life to truly be an unmitigated success, organizers really need to catch a break with the weather.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2024
The playoff path is grim, but the Lakers might catch a break
April 10, 2024
The Grizzlies had lost their last three games by a total of 47 points, their regulars either injured or shut down for the season.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Police catch a break when Anthony Curry, an up-and-coming filmmaker and classmate of McAtasney and Stern, called investigators with shocking new information that Stern may have actually been murdered.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2024
Baltimore is also a city that can’t catch a break, full of people who find joy in its absurdities.
—Rachel Gutman-Wei, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
Jack King, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
Kentuckians can't seem to catch a break with the weather.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2024
This is our first look at Bond as existential hero, and the man can't catch a break.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024
Tight end Greg Dulcich hasn’t been able to catch a break on the injury front.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 23 May 2024
In order for Lovin’ Life to truly be an unmitigated success, organizers really need to catch a break with the weather.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2024
The playoff path is grim, but the Lakers might catch a break
April 10, 2024
The Grizzlies had lost their last three games by a total of 47 points, their regulars either injured or shut down for the season.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Police catch a break when Anthony Curry, an up-and-coming filmmaker and classmate of McAtasney and Stern, called investigators with shocking new information that Stern may have actually been murdered.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2024
Baltimore is also a city that can’t catch a break, full of people who find joy in its absurdities.
—Rachel Gutman-Wei, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
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