| 释义 |
the breaks
the breaksThe way things have unfolded that are beyond one's control. I'm pretty gutted about not getting into the grad school program I wanted, but I guess those are the breaks. The breaks were against us in this game, from poor decisions by the ref to a series of injuries that took our best players out of the match.See also: breakthe breaksPieces of luck, turns of events, as in No matter how well he pitches, the team always makes fielding errors-that's the breaks, I guess , or There's not much you can do if the breaks are against you. In the singular and modified forms, this term becomes good or bad or lucky break . In the plural form, only the context determines its favorable or unfavorable meaning. [Slang; early 1900s] Also see tough break. See also: break |