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I think the phrase you're looking for is, "Break a leg."
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2nd answerer says: That would be correct, as it brings bad luck to wish for good luck. Therefore, performers tell other performers to "break a leg".
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe really funny thing about theater is that they believe you can "jinx" a performance by wishing them well - so they say "break a leg" to each other and think that will give them good luck instead.
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∙ 12y agoWell definitely DON'T SAY BREAK A LEG! Say le caca i don't know why but that's what you tell any dancer before they go on stage never say break a leg! ever!
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∙ 11y agoDancers use "Merde" when wishing good luck. It comes from the French Ballet & is a reference to horse dung on the Paris streets that required watching one's step to avoid.
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∙ 13y agoBreak a leg. It doesn't mean literally break a leg - it's just theatre talk for "good luck".
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∙ 11y agoThey say break a leg
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∙ 14y ago"Break a leg"
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∙ 12y agoBreak A LEG
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