give a break

Meaning

1. Oxford80% of films

   to give sb a chance; to not judge sb too severely

In the movies · 45

• - so give me a break. - Turn it off, now.Knives Out2019
• Come on buddy give me a break Nick I ll tell you whatEyes Wide Shut1999
• Give me a break. My boss is watching me.Lethal Weapon1987
• Give me a break.The Master2012
• Give me a break!My Fellow Americans1996
• Give me a break.Ice Age2002
• Oh, give me a break.Stargate: The Ark of Truth2008
• Give me a break!The Lego Movie2014

Learn it in full scenes

• Knives Out2019
  • Police Question the Thrombeys
  • Blanc Introduces Himself to the Family
  • The Family Recounts Party Night
• My Fellow Americans1996
  • Golf Talk Turns Awkward
  • The Missing Appointment Log
  • Tanner Summons the Presidents
• The Lego Movie2014
  • Emmet Follows the Instructions
  • Emmet's Morning Routine in Bricksburg
  • Emmet Touches the Piece of Resistance

From the same entry

• break away
• break down
• break down
• break for
• break in
• break in
• break in
• break into
• break off
• break off
• break out
• break out

More idioms

• could just as well
• a piece of cake
• more or less
• the last minute
• to death
• would rather
• be no good
• good for you
• in other words
• too bad
• depending on
• take the wrong way