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- [giv mee ey breyk]
- /gɪv mi eɪ breɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [giv mee ey breyk]
- /gɪv mi eɪ breɪk/
Definitions of give me a break words
- verb with object give me a break to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments: He broke a vase. 1
- verb with object give me a break to infringe, ignore, or act contrary to (a law, rule, promise, etc.): She broke her promise. 1
- verb with object give me a break to dissolve or annul (often followed by off): to break off friendly relations with another country. 1
- verb with object give me a break to fracture a bone of (some part of the body): He broke his leg. 1
- verb with object give me a break to lacerate; wound: to break the skin. 1
- verb with object give me a break to destroy or interrupt the regularity, uniformity, continuity, or arrangement of; interrupt: The bleating of a foghorn broke the silence. The troops broke formation. 1
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Origin of give me a break
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English breken, Old English brecan; cognate with Dutch breken, German brechen, Gothic brikan; akin to Latin frangere; see fragile
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Parts of speech for Give me a break
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
give me a break popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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