Break a Leg

Break a leg

Welcome to English in a minute.

Where we teach you all about idoms in American English.

You probably have heard someone say:Break a leg.

Don’t worry.she isn’t going to break someone’s leg.

This is an expression that means good luck!

Let’s listen to a conversation to find out.

I’m so nervous.Tonight is the first night of the play.Is it? Well, go out there and Break a leg!

This phrase began as a way to wish actors good luck.

Theater people said that if they wished each other something bad, good might happen.

So when you hear “break a leg” it’s really means “do well”.

Also, it can mean to work really hard at something.