give someone a break

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Verb

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give someone a break (third-person singular simple present gives someone a break, present participle giving someone a break, simple past gave someone a break, past participle given someone a break)

  1. (idiomatic) To allow someone a rest.
  2. (idiomatic) To stop harassing or demanding from someone.
    • 2003, Alecia Alexander, Everybody's a Critic, page 105:
      “Oh, give me a break, sport. You want to pick my brain but you're not going [sic] give me anything in return? What's up with that?”
  3. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (idiomatic) To provide someone with an opportunity for significant advancement.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give,‎ a,‎ break.

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