take a break
idiom
: to stop doing something for a short period of time : to rest
I'm tired. Let's take a break.
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All three stars skipped the road game against the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday night to take a break heading into a busy week, and the shorthanded Miami roster stepped up with a 2-1 victory to extend the team’s unbeaten streak to 10 games.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024
Any significant deterioration in performance or signs of struggling are reasons to take a break.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 10 May 2024
Meanwhile, for yourself, maybe take a break, and get a job for a while until your mental health is rock solid.
—Byandy Dunn, Fortune, 9 May 2024
Pamela Anderson take a break from going makeup free
Pamela Anderson was seen at Paris Fashion Week earlier this year with a fresh face, free of makeup.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Weekly, Americans take off of work to take a break from life's responsibilities and travel the country and the world.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Apr. 2024
That tradition does not take a break, even during the draft.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2024
At the top of the strip, take a break at Café con Cé with an iced latte ($4.50) and a vegan pastry ($4).
—Luisita Lopez Torregrosa, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The Tonight Show house band will take a break from playing celebrities onto stage and doing bits with host Jimmy Fallon to play a run of dates from May through September with kindred spirit hip-hop experimentalists Digable Planets and Arrested Development.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024
Any significant deterioration in performance or signs of struggling are reasons to take a break.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 10 May 2024
Meanwhile, for yourself, maybe take a break, and get a job for a while until your mental health is rock solid.
—Byandy Dunn, Fortune, 9 May 2024
Pamela Anderson take a break from going makeup free
Pamela Anderson was seen at Paris Fashion Week earlier this year with a fresh face, free of makeup.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Weekly, Americans take off of work to take a break from life's responsibilities and travel the country and the world.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Apr. 2024
That tradition does not take a break, even during the draft.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2024
At the top of the strip, take a break at Café con Cé with an iced latte ($4.50) and a vegan pastry ($4).
—Luisita Lopez Torregrosa, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The Tonight Show house band will take a break from playing celebrities onto stage and doing bits with host Jimmy Fallon to play a run of dates from May through September with kindred spirit hip-hop experimentalists Digable Planets and Arrested Development.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
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