adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a well-earned break (= one that you deserve )
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Everyone’s looking forward to a well-earned break when the exams are over.
a well-earned/well-deserved rest (= a rest after working hard )
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Our players are taking a well-earned rest before the start of the new season.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The city has a well-earned reputation for corruption.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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His poems have brought him national acknowledgement and well-earned distinction.
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It has a well-earned reputation for unrivalled luxury, superb cuisine and discreet service.
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Many parents are only too eager to hand their child over to a babysitter and enjoy a well-earned night out.
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The knitting correspondent was taking a well-earned break from the strenuous world of woollens, courtesy of her travel editor.
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Then it's home for a well-earned cup of coffee, and sleep.
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Two days later Diana took a well-earned break, her last as a private citizen.