break a leg
Interjection
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Interjection
- (idiomatic) Said to someone wishing they perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.
- Synonyms: toi, toi, toi
- Go out there and break a leg tonight. Put on a great show!
- I told my friend to break a leg, before she went on stage.
- French: je te dis merde !, merde !
- German: Hals- und Beinbruch!, Mast- und Schotbruch!
- Italian: in bocca al lupo!, (vulgar) in culo alla balena!
- Portuguese: merda!
- Russian: ни пу́ха, ни пера́!
- Spanish: ¡mucha mierda!
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