even break Idiom, Proverb
never give a sucker an even break
never give a sucker an even break Don't allow a person who's easily duped a fair chance, as in
He's always trying to give out expired coupons for his store, firmly believing in never giving a sucker an even break. Probably a direct quotation, it has been attributed to showman P. T. Barnum (responsible for the oft-quoted “There's a sucker born every minute”); and comedian W. C. Fields (who popularized it in one of his films); and theater manager Edward Francis Albee, the most probable of the three. [Slang; early 1900s]
even break
An according opportunity; fair treatment. Primarily heard in US. I apperceive I'm not the CEO's niece or daughter, but this is my dream job, and I am added than able for it. Can I amuse aloof get an alike break?Learn more: break, even*an alike break
a fair chance; a fair judgment. (*Typically: get ~; accept ~; accord addition ~.) Please accord me an alike break! I charge some advice here!Learn more: break, evenan alike break
a fair chance. informal This byword is conceivably best accepted from W. C. Fields's adage ‘Never accord a accoutrement an alike break’. It is said to accept originated in the 1923 agreeable Poppy, and was additionally the appellation of one of Field's films ( 1941 ).Learn more: break, even