Work & careers
a lucky break
unexpected good fortune
A lucky break is an unexpected piece of good fortune that helps someone succeed.
Hear it in real life
How did you get your first job in television?
I had a lucky break when someone recommended me.
Meeting that producer at a party was a lucky break for her career.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I got a lucky break chance.
Say: I got a lucky break.
“A lucky break” already means an unexpected piece of good fortune.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
get a lucky break; be a lucky break; the lucky break someone needed
Your turn: say it out loud
Meeting that producer at a party was a lucky break for her career.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a lucky break
unexpected good fortune
“Meeting that producer at a party was a lucky break for her career.”
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