big break

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big break

noun big breaks

  1. idiomatic A breakthrough, especially the first big hit of a previously unknown performer or performers in the entertainment industry. The East London Line gained a connection to the Jubilee Line Extension when a new station was added at Canada Water in 1999, but its big break came in 2010, when it was incorporated into the London Overground, a network that rehabilitates some dowdy and obscure suburban lines (most particularly the

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noun (entertainment) A breakthrough, especially the first big hit of a previously unknown performer or performers

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@misc{big_break_2026,
  title = {big break},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/big%20break},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}