Collocation
have a break
Definition
to stop working or doing an activity for a short time to rest
'have a break' is a common English collocation. to stop working or doing an activity for a short time to rest
have + a break
“Let’s have a break and get some water.”
Examples
- Let’s _____ a break before we continue.
- I’m tired—can we _____ a break for five minutes?
- We _____ a break at 11 o’clock every day.
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- After the first exercise, the teacher said we could _____ a break.
- You look stressed; you should _____ a break and get some fresh air.
- We’ve been driving for hours, so we decided to _____ a break at the next rest stop.
- The meeting ran long, but we finally _____ a break halfway through.
- If you _____ a break now, you’ll be able to focus better later.
- By the time we _____ a break, everyone was ready for lunch.
More verb + determiner + nouns
- make a decision to choose what to do after thinking about different options
- make a mistake to do something wrong or incorrectly
- make an excuse to invent or give a reason (often not true) to avoid doing something or to explain a mistake
- make a mess to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder
- do a job to perform a task or piece of work; to complete work that needs to be done