big break
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Jessie Buckley's big break came in 2008 when she took part in the BBC One talent show I'd Do Anything, where she came second in the search to find an actress to play Nancy in a West End adaptation of Oliver Twist.
From BBC
He was at one point homeless before finding his big break as an actor.
From BBC
Here’s why the Oakland-born singer-songwriter believes it’s finally time for her big break.
From Los Angeles Times
Reiner’s big break arrived in 1971, when he entered American living rooms as Michael Stivic, the liberal, longhaired foil to Archie Bunker in the popular sitcom “All in the Family.”
At their gig this summer at the Hollywood Bowl, French band Air thanked Harcourt from the stage, years after he gave them their big break in America.
From Los Angeles Times
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