Break a leg
Idiomatic translations of "Break a leg"
Meanings of "Break a leg"
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Melancolía NocturnaКъсмет!; пожелание за успех в някакво начинание.
Ирена Йорданова
Joyce SuLetterlijke vertaling: breek een been
Betekent: veel succes
qwerty22033Good luck
SilentRebel83The expression arises from show business.
The belief is that anyone's wish of good fortune, a successful show, will result in a "jinx", an inevitable curse, on the act.
Of course, breaking a leg on stage would be a "jinx", a nasty stroke of bad luck, so the supposition is that if you wish good luck on someone it results in bad, likewise if you wish bad luck on someone, it results in good.
- BuenSabor 13 years agoused when wishing luck
Rose_william on Wed, 08/07/2020 - 06:33Rose_william Break a leg" is a typical English idiom used in theatre to wish a performer "good luck".
... The expression probably reflects a superstition (perhaps a theatrical superstition) in which directly wishing a person "good luck" would be considered bad luck, therefore an alternative way of wishing luck was developed.
Fatima Al-Khafaji on Wed, 23/09/2020 - 17:23Fatima Al-Khafaji Good luck
Jacob Imes on Fri, 11/12/2020 - 12:43Jacob Imes Good luck. Doesn’t mean to actually break a leg
JAYME IMES 1 on Tue, 09/03/2021 - 15:54JAYME IMES 1 Used to encourage someone to do well, particularly when performing or acting in a show. “Go kill it out there” would be a similar idiom
3SiameseCats on Wed, 03/04/2024 - 11:543SiameseCats Galingan mo
hariboneagle927 on Thu, 03/01/2013 - 08:35hariboneagle927 Hals- und Beinbruch! - frommer Wunsch, sich nicht den Hals oder ein Bein zu brechen
Guaglione'Break a leg' in German is 'Hals und Beinbruch' (break a leg and your neck, too).
moose amos on Fri, 30/03/2018 - 03:42moose amos 
Stavroula"Σιδεροκέφαλος": Ευχή για να έχει κάποιος γερό κεφάλι. Το εύχονται σε εργαζόμενους που κάνουν δουλειά με το μυαλό τους, σε άτομα που έχουν αναρρώσει από παθήσεις σχετικές με το κεφάλι, αλλά και σε άτομα που χρειάζονται καλό μυαλό σε κάποια συγκεκριμένη φάση της ζωής τους.
Froly D."Semoga berhasil"; secara harafiah berarti "Patahkan sebuah kaki" namun bermaksud untuk sebuah harapan keberuntungan.
yosevinccIn bocca al lupo
altermetax on Tue, 07/11/2017 - 22:28altermetax ни пуха ни пера; удачи.
Capitan Molly
SoPinkİyi Şanslar!
iyi şanslar, şeytanın bacağını kır, bahtsızlığını bitir vb
ogulcanerak on Sat, 09/03/2019 - 22:08ogulcanerak ''iyi şanslar'' anlamına gelmektedir
bkz: şeytanın bacağını kır
Şeytanın bacağını kırmak
İyi şanslar demek
deckunkyn"Break a leg" in lyrics
The time has come, the time to live with you
And, thank God, even when I break a leg, I run
Because without you, I can't stand the nights
You learning a new word and repeating it,
Who defames you but doesn't talk when you meet him,
Who says "Break a leg" and hopes that you drop dead,
The Italian people who let themselves be fooled,
발맞춰 살아가지만, 삐걱대
애써 나를 위해 외치는 듯해
'Break a leg'
In my zone, 도심 속 잘 맞춰
At the age when one disowns their dad, you'll disown me
And I won't make manners, nor cinema
You'll tell me shit 1
- 1. I'm unsure, but this expression could mean "you'll wish me luck". Sometimes in France, before an exam or an important performance peple will say "Je te dis merde" which literally means "I tell you shit" but it's like saying "break a leg" in English. You say it because the belief is that actually wishing somenody "good luck" will bring about bad luck.
So this line could mean one of two things:
Pinguini Tattici Nucleari - Vegetables
A word is too much
While two are too few
So break a leg, Princess Mononoke
Because I'm done with sad songs
Don't give up, we're gonna make it
There's a score, let's celebrate it
'Nother score, we gotta break a leg or two or—
Maybe they're a little mad
過去も未来に変えるんだ
Call me crazy
Break a leg (Move on fast！)
Did you crash in my imagination too?
Break a leg and you crush my heart,
I'm a mess and you're a work of art
He's the graveyard legend of the danging game
Rumor has it he invented how to knock 'em dead
He's the reason we all say "break a leg"
The past can also be turned into the future
Call me crazy
Break a leg (Move on fast!)
Here she is, herself, fast beside!
Heart has swelled and gone up to throat...
So, break a leg! I stood up obediently
And with horror understood, that I`m walking right to her,
Stressed out, so I tend to take meds (Take meds)
Thе Devil told me, "Good show, break a lеg" (Break a leg)
All these painkillers like I got a pair of broken legs (Broken legs)
Pierce the Veil - Currents Convulsive
So congratulations
(You)
Break a leg tonight, what a shame
I heard the understudy died under the knife
I live my life in step, but I am stiff
I try and shout it out for myself
‘Break a leg’
In my zone, I do well in the city
Måns Zelmerlöw - Story of ESC (That's Eurovision)
The singers come together like songbirds of a feather
For victory they hope and pray and beg
[Måns]: Wait there in the green room, an often rather mean room, wishing all of our competitors break a leg
[Petra]: The impact of the show I cannot overstate
The Producers (Musical) - Betrayed
"Opening night!"
Good luck, good luck, good luck
Break a leg! I broke my leg!
"Springtime for Hitler and Germany!"
Bessie Smith - Trombone Cholly
You'll even make a king
Get down off his throne;
And he would break a leg, I know
A-doin' the charleston while you blow!
