“Break a leg”
Definition
A way to wish someone good luck.
Examples
Examples
“You’ll do great tonight — break a leg!”
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Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
You’ll do great tonight — _____!Compare with the original example
You’ll do great tonight — break a leg!
Write a two-line conversation using “Break a leg”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Break a leg" mean?
- "Break a leg" means a way to wish someone good luck.
- How do you use "Break a leg" in a sentence?
- Example: "You’ll do great tonight — break a leg!"
- What is the Russian or Armenian translation of "Break a leg"?
- Пожелание удачи. / Բեմական հաջողություն մաղթելու արտահայտություն։