give somebody (sth) a break 帮助某人
a break 表明在做某件事情的时候暂时中止或休息的意思,因此 give sb a break 则表示让某人休息一会,或暂时停一下的意思。
例句:
Give me a break. I haven't done this before.
留点情面吧,念在我是初犯。
Oh, give me a break. I had only 10 minutes to prepare for this.
关照关照,我必须在 10 分钟之内准备好这个。
Give it a break (rest)!
给我停手!
You have to give it a rest.
你得休息一会儿了。
对话:
A: Can I see your license1 please?
请出示驾驶证。
B: Please give me a break.
拜托,关照关照嘛。