Definition of catch a break
catch a break
verb
- to get some amount of respite.
Citation from "Chapter 4", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 1 Episode 4 (2009) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Jan 05 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 05 2013.
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