cigarette break
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a short pause from work or another activity to smoke a cigarette
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Examples (10)
- He was sitting on the bench taking a cigarette break.
- Let's take a quick cigarette break before the next meeting starts.
- The office workers often gather outside for a cigarette break around 3 PM.
- I'll be back in five minutes; I'm just stepping out for a cigarette break.
- During the long rehearsal, the actors were allowed a brief cigarette break.
- Is it time for our scheduled cigarette break yet?
- He used his cigarette break to make a quick phone call.
- Company policy states that a cigarette break should not exceed ten minutes.
- After hours of studying, she felt she had earned a cigarette break.
- The constant need for a cigarette break was affecting his productivity.