Breaks–the
breaks, the
Good luck; special favors: If Iget the breaks I’ll prevail
Bad luck: Them’s the breaks (1911+)
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a military movement or advance all the way through and beyond an enemy’s front-line defense. an act or instance of removing or surpassing an obstruction or restriction; the overcoming of a stalemate: The president reported a breakthrough in the treaty negotiations. any significant or sudden advance, development, achievement, or increase, as in scientific knowledge or […]
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