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caught a break

caught a break is the simple past and past participle of catch a break.

Meaning of catch a break

Verb

catch a break (third-person singular simple present catches a break, present participle catching a break, simple past and past participle caught a break)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To experience the minimal amount of good luck or a favorable outcome.

Questions about caught a break

What is caught a break the simple past and past participle of?
Caught a break is the simple past and past participle of catch a break.

Words near caught a break in the dictionary

  1. Caughnawaga
  2. Caughron
  3. Caughrons
  4. caught
  5. caught a body
  6. caught a break
  7. caught a case
  8. caught a cold
  9. caught a crab
  10. caught a date
  11. caught a dick

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