give a break

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give somebody a break (informal)

to stop criticizing or behaving in an unpleasant way to someone Give her a break - she's only a child and she didn't mean any harm.

See also: break, give

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With the Department of Defense engaged in the biggest cargo movements in half a century, the move is designed to give a break to soldiers and civilians of the 598th Transportation Group, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, currently responsible for the Southwest Asia moves. SDDC swaps HQ's group to meet overseas movements tempo by Cabral, Guy / Translog This makes sense, as Congress did not want to give a break on interest to taxpayers who simply failed to pay the tax shown on their return. Tax shelter transactions: to amend or not to amend? by Ely, Mark H. / The Tax Adviser Imagine the tumult in our nation's capital had Microsoft marshaled its vast human resources: Young people shouting, "Two, four, six, eight; give a break to Mr. Fanning the Flames by QUEENAN, JOE / Chief Executive (U.S.) More results

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With the Department of Defense engaged in the biggest cargo movements in half a century, the move is designed to give a break to soldiers and civilians of the 598th Transportation Group, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, currently responsible for the Southwest Asia moves.

SDDC swaps HQ's group to meet overseas movements tempo by Cabral, Guy / Translog

This makes sense, as Congress did not want to give a break on interest to taxpayers who simply failed to pay the tax shown on their return.

Tax shelter transactions: to amend or not to amend? by Ely, Mark H. / The Tax Adviser

Imagine the tumult in our nation's capital had Microsoft marshaled its vast human resources: Young people shouting, "Two, four, six, eight; give a break to Mr.

Fanning the Flames by QUEENAN, JOE / Chief Executive (U.S.)

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