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Vocabulary

a break

0 "New York residents get a break on the fee."02br
00 What does 'a break' mean in this case?02br
00 Is it a discount or something?0-
  

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02br 02br 00eg The city might say, perhaps, something like -02br 02br 00- all fees are now reduced or eliminated on weekends02br 02br 00- we have lost all our records so, if you have not paid your fee, you don't have to02br 02br 00In this context, we often say 'a lucky break'. 02i 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02br 02br 00eg The city might say, perhaps, something like -02br 02br 00- all fees are now reduced or eliminated on weekends02br 02br 00- we have lost all our records so, if you have not paid your fee, you don't have to02br 02br 00In this context, we often say 'a lucky break'.
  • 02i 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00"New York residents get a break on the fee."02br
00What does 'a break' mean in this case?02br
00Is it a discount or something?02font02br
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00It's an idiomatic way of saying they get some unexpected luck about the fee.02br
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00eg The city might say,
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0 Thanks for your input.02br
00 The original sentence is about an application for a college course.02br
00 In this context, what does 'get a break on the fee' mean?02br
00 Are New Yorkers allowed to pay less fees in an unexpected manner?0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00The original sentence is about an application for a college course.02br
00In this context, what does 'get a break on the fee' mean?02br
00Are New Yorkers allowed to pay less fees in an unexpected manner?02br
02font00Yes. I think that if you are a New Yorker and you go to pay your fe
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