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Break a leg

MEANING IN ENGLISH

a superstitious way to wish a performer or speaker good luck before going on stage; An idiomatic expression used to wish a performer good luck without tempting bad luck.

In context

01

You have rehearsed your lines brilliantly; now go out there and break a leg!

02

I told Maya to break a leg before her piano recital.

Synonyms

Good luck,knock them dead,best wishes

Antonyms

Bad luck,bad omen,cursed performance

Collocations

Wish someone to break a leg,go out and break a leg,tell someone to break a leg

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗