cut (one) 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 slackSl., 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.
cut someone a break
and cut someone some slack tv. to give someone a break; to allow someone a reprieve from the consequences of an action. Come on! Cut me a break! I won’t do it again! Cut me some slack and I’ll be sure to pay you all I owe in a month.
See also: break, cut, someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- cut 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