This guy has the talent. He just needs to get an even break and he could be up there with the best of them.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
give an even break — give (someone) an even break American & Australian get an even break if someone gets an even break, they get the same opportunity to improve their situation as other people. Until now no one had given her an even break to prove what she could do … New idioms dictionary
give someone an even break — give (someone) an even break American & Australian get an even break if someone gets an even break, they get the same opportunity to improve their situation as other people. Until now no one had given her an even break to prove what she could do … New idioms dictionary
an even break — informal a fair chance suckers never get an even break … Useful english dictionary
break — [brāk] vt. broke, broken, breaking [ME breken < OE brecan < IE base * bhreg > BREACH, BREECH, Ger brechen, L frangere] 1. to cause to come apart by force; split or crack sharply into pieces; smash; burst 2. a) … English World dictionary
break — break1 [ breık ] (past tense broke [ brouk ] ; past participle broken [ broukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 separate into pieces ▸ 2 fail to obey rules ▸ 3 make a hole/cut ▸ 4 destroy someone s confidence ▸ 5 when people learn news ▸ 6 stop for a short time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
break */*/*/ — I UK [breɪk] / US verb Word forms break : present tense I/you/we/they break he/she/it breaks present participle breaking past tense broke UK [brəʊk] / US [broʊk] past participle broken UK [ˈbrəʊkən] / US [ˈbroʊkən] 1) [transitive] to make… … English dictionary
even — 1 / i:vFn/ adverb 1 used to emphasize something that is unexpected or surprising in what you are saying: Even the younger children enjoyed the concert. | We ve all been naughty sometimes even Mummy! | not even: Henry s a strict vegetarian he… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Get This — Infobox Radio Show show name = Get This imagesize = 300px caption = Get This hosts: Ed Kavalee (left) and Tony Martin format = Comedy audio format = record location = runtime = 120 minutes creator = Tony Martin developer = producer = Nikki… … Wikipedia
Even — GeneralEven may refer to: * Even, a Scandinavian male personal name (coincidentally, Odd is also a common Norwegian name). * Even (people), an ethnic group from Siberia and Russian Far East **Even language, a language spoken by the Evens * Even… … Wikipedia
even — I UK [ˈiːv(ə)n] / US [ˈɪv(ə)n] adverb *** Summary: Even is used for emphasis mainly before a word, a phrase, or a clause beginning with as , if , or though . When emphasizing verbs, even comes before an ordinary verb: They even served champagne… … English dictionary
