tough break: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    USUKInternational (English)informalMachine
    • An unfortunate event, setback, or instance of bad luck that causes disappointment or hardship.

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    • Losing his job was a tough break, but he quickly started looking for new opportunities.

      Losing his job was an unfortunate setback, but he quickly started looking for new opportunities.

    • It was a tough break when the team’s star player got injured just before the finals.

      It was an unfortunate event when the team’s star player got injured just before the finals.

    • Missing the promotion felt like a tough break after all the hard work she’d put in.

      Missing the promotion felt like a disappointing loss after all the hard work she’d put in.

  • 2.

    USUKInternational (English)informalMachine
    • A disappointing reversal or loss that adversely affects one's prospects, plans, or wellbeing.

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    • The cancellation of the project was a tough break for the entire department.

      The cancellation of the project was a disappointing reversal for the entire department.

    • He experienced a tough break when his visa was denied unexpectedly.

      He experienced an unfortunate setback when his visa was denied unexpectedly.

    • The company’s failure to secure funding was a tough break that delayed product launch.

      The company’s failure to secure funding was a disappointing reversal that delayed product launch.

Examples:

  • EN: Gee, kid, that's a tough break. Even if the act is a louse, he should've seen the finish.
    ES: Aunque la interpretación sea mala, debió ver el final.
  • EN: Well, If you do, it's a tough break for both of you.
    ES: Si es así, es una mala suerte para los dos.
  • EN: What a tough break for Arnie.
    ES: Qué mal momento para Arnie.
  • EN: It's gonna be a tough break for a lot of birds.
    ES: Lo será para muchos.
  • EN: It's a tough break, being left stranded like this.
    ES: Es duro quedarse en la estacada de este modo.
  • EN: That's a tough break. Johnny was a great little kid.
    ES: ¿Era muy importante para Vd.?
  • EN: Yeah, it's a tough break.
    ES: Les conozco tan bien como Vd.
  • EN: Poor kid, she's had a tough break.
    ES: Ayúdenla a rehacer su vida y empezar de nuevo
  • EN: It's a tough break for you.
    ES: Es un golpe muy duro para ti.
  • EN: Gee, that's a tough break, isn't it?
    ES: Es un buen golpe, ¿verdad?
  • EN: Well, it's just a tough break.
    ES: ¡Es su problema!
  • EN: Say. I always thought I'd had a tough break. But gee, I ain't never had to sleep in no wagon yet.
    ES: Y yo que creía que me iba mal, pero nunca he tenido que dormir en un carro.
  • EN: Yeah, tough break on Julie.
    ES: Miller.
  • EN: Sure was a tough break about the boys, wasn't it?
    ES: Fue duro para los chicos, ¿no?
  • EN: I'll have to admit you got a tough break.
    ES: He de reconocer que has tenido mala suerte.
  • EN: Gee, kid, that's a tough break. Even if the act is a louse, he should've seen the finish.
    ES: Aunque la interpretación sea mala, debió ver el final.
  • EN: Well, If you do, it's a tough break for both of you.
    ES: Si es así, es una mala suerte para los dos.
  • EN: What a tough break for Arnie.
    ES: Qué mal momento para Arnie.
  • EN: It's gonna be a tough break for a lot of birds.
    ES: Lo será para muchos.
  • EN: It's a tough break, being left stranded like this.
    ES: Es duro quedarse en la estacada de este modo.
  • EN: Yeah, tough break on Julie.
    ES: Miller.
  • EN: That's a tough break. Johnny was a great little kid.
    ES: ¿Era muy importante para Vd.?
  • EN: Yeah, it's a tough break.
    ES: Les conozco tan bien como Vd.
  • EN: Poor kid, she's had a tough break.
    ES: Ayúdenla a rehacer su vida y empezar de nuevo
  • EN: It's a tough break for you.
    ES: Es un golpe muy duro para ti.
  • EN: Gee, that's a tough break, isn't it?
    ES: Es un buen golpe, ¿verdad?
  • EN: Well, it's just a tough break.
    ES: ¡Es su problema!
  • EN: Say. I always thought I'd had a tough break. But gee, I ain't never had to sleep in no wagon yet.
    ES: Y yo que creía que me iba mal, pero nunca he tenido que dormir en un carro.
  • EN: Sure was a tough break about the boys, wasn't it?
    ES: Fue duro para los chicos, ¿no?
  • EN: I'll have to admit you got a tough break.
    ES: He de reconocer que has tenido mala suerte.

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