get\ the\ breaks

get\ the\ breaks
v. phr.
To be fortunate; have luck.

That fellow gets all the breaks! He's been working here only six months, and he's already been promoted to vice president!


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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