English Puzzle

Фразеологизмы со словом break. Страница пять

clean break
A complete separation.
Tom made a clean break with his former girlfriends before marrying Pamela.
coffee break
A short recess or time out from work in which to rest and drink coffee.
The girls in the office take a coffee break in the middle of the morning and the afternoon.
get a break
To receive a stroke of luck.
Bill got a break when he won the lottery.
get a lucky break
get a nice break
Испытать удачу, везение.
I need to get a lucky break. I’m tired of constant troubles with money.
Мне нужен счастливый случай. Я устал от постоянных проблем с деньгами.
get the breaks
get all the breaks
To be fortunate; have luck.
That fellow gets all the breaks! He's been working here only six months, and he's already been promoted to vice president!
get through to
break through to
To be understood by; make (someone) understand.
Deaf people sometimes find it hard to get through to strangers.
Some of the students in my reading class understand English so poorly that it is difficult to get through to them.
The doctors have never succeeded in breaking through to Mr. Ames, who is a silent and secretive patient.
The little boy could not get through to his housemother.
When the rich boy's father lost his money, it took a long time for the idea to get through to him that he'd have to work and support himself.
give someone a break
To provide a person with another opportunity or chance; not to expect too much work from; not to expect someone to believe.
Command forms are most common with this idiom.
Oh, Jim, give me a break! That’s a terrible excuse for being late.
The driver pleaded with the police officer to give him a break and not issue him a ticket for speeding.
When the students heard how much homework the teacher wanted them to do over the holiday, they begged, «Give us a break, Professor Doyle!»
heartbreaker
One with numerous admirers of the opposite sex; one with whom others fall in love readily.
Tom, who has four girls in love with him at college, has developed the reputation of being a heartbreaker.