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Noun Concept
Categories: Stage terminology, Theatre, English-language idioms, Superstitions
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break a leg  good luck
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"Break a leg" is a typical English idiom used in the context of theatre or other performing arts to wish a performer "good luck". Wikipedia
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"Break a leg" is a typical English idiom used in the context of theatre or other performing arts to wish a performer "good luck". Wikipedia
English idiom used in theatre to wish a performer "good luck" Wikidata
Interjection, which expresses that one wishes someone success or luck. OmegaWiki
Said to someone wishing they perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor. Wiktionary
Expression of best wishes to a performer. Wiktionary (translation)
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Go out there and break a leg tonight. Put on a great show! Wiktionary
I told my friend to break a leg, before she went on stage. Wiktionary
IS A
dead metaphor
idiom
FACET OF
luck
MANIFESTATION OF
theatrical superstitions
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break a leg
Wikidata
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break a leg
Wiktionary
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break a leg
OmegaWiki
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break a leg, good luck
Wikipedia Redirections
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Break a Leg, Break a leg (phrase), Chookas

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