big break
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A breakthrough, especially the first big hit of a previously unknown performer or performers in the entertainment industry.
Example Sentences
- "The East London Line gained a connection to the Jubilee Line Extension when a new station was added at Canada Water in 1999, but its big break came in 2010, when it was incorporated into the London Overground, a network that rehabilitates some dowdy and obscure suburban lines (most particularly the old North London Railway) to create an orbital railway for the capital."