Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gave someone a break

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables
gave -some-one a break
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does gave someone a break mean?
simple past of give someone a break

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