give me a break
- come onExhortation or inducement
- seriouslyWith sincere intent
- enoughMeeting the requirement
- stopCease all motion
- relaxBecome less tense
chill · please · exhausted · frustrated · overwhelmed · sigh · eyeroll · exasperated · cut it out · mercy · rest · pause · respite · breather · timeout · slack · relief · unbelievable
- sarcastic phraseswhatever, who cares, yeah right, so what, why bother
- exasperationugh, sigh, groan, argh, geez
- disbeliefdisbelief, no way, incredulity, unbelievable, yeah right
- skepticismdoubt, skeptic, doubts, debunker, doubtful
- Common Phraseshello, goodbye, thank you, please, sorry
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
plea for relief/sympathy
give me a breakno excuses
Refusing to justify failure
crack down · zero tolerance · tough luck · deal with it · suck it up
expression of disbelief/skepticism
give me a breakfair enough
Acknowledging reasonable logic
no doubt · absolutely · tell me more · of course · go on
request for respite
give me a breakkeep going
Maintain forward progress
no rest · push through · keep at it · back to work · no breaks