give a break

give somebody a break

(informal)

to stop criticizing or behaving in an unpleasant way to someone Give her a break - she's only a child and she didn't mean any harm.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Davie	DAY-vee (English)	English, Scottish
Burroughs	['bʌrəuz]
Lycus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Johns	[dʒɔnz]
Yordan	-	Bulgarian
Meinhard	MIEN-hahrt	German