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Sentence #2210697

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 Silja Silja May 14, 2015 May 14, 2015 at 8:50:22 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Can this sentence mean both "I want to you to give me a (coffee) break" and "give me a break" as an idiom (http://www.oxforddictionaries.c...ive#give__62)?

Ooneykcall Ooneykcall May 14, 2015 May 14, 2015 at 12:42:13 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

The idiomatic meaning is probably too wide with no context like this.

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Why don't you give me a break?

added by CK, February 11, 2013
➜ #2752335Warum gönnst du mir nicht mal eine Pause?

linked by Pfirsichbaeumchen, September 21, 2013
➜ #2781344Pourquoi ne m'accordes-tu pas une pause ?

linked by PaulP, January 3, 2015
➜ #3542398Kial vi ne konsentas al mi paŭzon?

linked by PaulP, January 3, 2015
➜ #4185053Pourquoi est-ce que tu ne me fiches pas la paix ?

linked by sacredceltic, May 14, 2015
➜ #4185055Pourquoi est-ce que vous ne me fichez pas la paix ?

linked by sacredceltic, May 14, 2015
➜ #4185109Hvorfor lader du mig ikke bare være?

linked by danepo, May 14, 2015
➜ #4185111Vil du ikke godt holde op?

linked by danepo, May 14, 2015
➜ #4185291Ты не дашь мне перерыв?

linked by Ooneykcall, May 14, 2015
➜ #4186903Voisitko jo lopettaa?

linked by Silja, May 14, 2015
➜ #4186906Voisitko jo jättää minut rauhaan?

linked by Silja, May 14, 2015
➜ #4186911Antaisit minun yrittää vielä uudelleen.

linked by Silja, May 14, 2015
➜ #4788373Neden bana bir ara vermiyorsun?

linked by deyta, December 24, 2015
➜ #5306243Proč mi nedáš pokoj?

linked by PavelB, July 28, 2016
➜ #6378843Perché non mi dai una pausa?

linked by Guybrush88, October 12, 2017
➜ #6378845Perché non mi dà una pausa?

linked by Guybrush88, October 12, 2017
➜ #6378847Perché non mi date una pausa?

linked by Guybrush88, October 12, 2017
➜ #6871671Чому б тобі не відчепитися від мене?

linked by deniko, May 3, 2018