break a leg

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Teachers, this is gonna be funny .

since when 'break a leg' mean 'good luck'?

I heard it from a TV serie.

Thanks in advance

[riverkid]

Teachers, this is gonna be funny .

since when does 'break a leg' mean 'good luck'?

I heard it from a TV series.

Thanks in advance

I don't have the foggiest notion when it came into being, Marcio, nor do I have a clue how that collocation came about.

[Barb_D]

Somehow, in the theater, it was considered bad luck to wish someone good luck.

So if you do wish them good luck, you must express a wish for bad luck - like "Break a leg."

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Somehow, in the theater, it was considered bad luck to wish someone good luck.

So if you do wish them good luck, you must express a wish for bad luck - like "Break a leg."

It reminded me of some friends from high school who always said:
-What I want more is feel bad.