cut a break

cut (one) a break

To be lenient or do something that makes a situation easier for someone else. A: "You cut them a break and charged them much less than me!" B: "Yeah, because they're family members and you're not." You know I never make requests like this, cut me a break.

cut someone a break

and cut someone some slack

Sl., to give someone a break; to allow someone a reprieve from the consequences of an action. Come on, cut me a break! I'm a good guy! I was only a few minutes late! Cut me a break! Don't dock my pay! Cut me some slack and I'll be sure to pay you all I owe in a month.

词组	cut a break
释义	cut a break cut (one) a break To be lenient or do something that makes a situation easier for someone else. A: "You cut them a break and charged them much less than me!" B: "Yeah, because they're family members and you're not." You know I never make requests like this, cut me a break. See also: break, cut Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cut someone a break and cut someone some slack Sl., to give someone a break; to allow someone a reprieve from the consequences of an action. Come on, cut me a break! I'm a good guy! I was only a few minutes late! Cut me a break! Don't dock my pay! Cut me some slack and I'll be sure to pay you all I owe in a month. See also: break, cut McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: cut (one) a break cut someone a break let up on go easy on go easy on (someone or something) go easy on somebody go easy on someone go easy on something (you) wanna make something of it? take it on the lam
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