catch a break
idiom
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: 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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Ryan Donato couldn’t catch a break later in the second period when his would-be tying goal was overturned — ruled a high stick.
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
That puts Stuart at the center of the offshoot but also hints that the beloved sidekick, who could never quite catch a break on Big Bang, might not have better luck on his own.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
Some overcame the wind to make the weekend, but many popular players could not catch a break.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
The doctors at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center can't catch a break.
—Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
That puts Stuart at the center of the offshoot but also hints that the beloved sidekick, who could never quite catch a break on Big Bang, might not have better luck on his own.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
Some overcame the wind to make the weekend, but many popular players could not catch a break.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
The doctors at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center can't catch a break.
—Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Catch a break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catch%20a%20break. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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