even break

even break

An equal opportunity; fair treatment. Primarily heard in US. I know I'm not the CEO's niece or daughter, but this is my dream job, and I am more than qualified for it. Can I please just get an even break? All citizens deserve to have an even break. That's why our group advocates for those who are most often left behind by the system. I wanted to be an actress, but as a nobody, I found it extremely hard to get an even break in Hollywood.

See also: break, even

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*an even break

a fair chance; a fair judgment. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) Please give me an even break! I need some help here!

See also: an, break, even

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

an even break

a fair chance. informal

This phrase is perhaps best known from W. C. Fields's catchphrase ‘Never give a sucker an even break’. It is said to have originated in the 1923 musical Poppy, and was also the title of one of Field's films ( 1941 ).

See also: an, break, even

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