catch a break

verb

To experience the minimal amount of good luck or a favorable outcome.

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Meanings

verbcatch a break (third-person singular simple present catches a break, present participle catching a break, simple past and past participle caught a break)

present singular third person catches a break · participle present catching a break · participle past caught a break · past caught a break

  1. idiomaticinformalTo experience the minimal amount of good luck or a favorable outcome.
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APA

catch a break. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20a%20break

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catch a break,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20a%20break.

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