B1idiomsuccessIELTS-friendly
a lucky break
USUK
a piece of good luck that gives you a chance to succeed
'Break' here means a chance, not a pause. 'Your big break' is the chance that starts a career: 'her big break came in 2019'. US 'canceled'.
In context
Meeting a famous director at a café was a lucky break for the young actor.
We got a lucky break when another customer cancelled and a table became free.
More idioms about success
- a blessing in disguisesomething that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
- a close calla situation in which you only just avoid danger or failure
- a dream come truesomething you have wanted for a long time that has finally happened
- a feather in your capan achievement that you can be proud of and that may help you later
- a flash in the pana sudden success that does not last or happen again