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Idiom

Break a leg

«Ни пуха, ни пера»

"Break a leg" is a typical English idiom used in the context of theatre or other performing arts to wish a performer "good luck". 

It is also often used in the spoken language in a sarcastic manner when you are leaving for good irritatingly, saying “OK, I am off, all the best, break legs”

( Русский эквивалент- « Счастливо оставаться, я сваливаю» и показательно уйти)

Commonly, this ironic phrase "break a leg" or “break legs” is said to actors and musicians before going on stage.

The expression may reflect a superstition in which directly wishing a person "good luck" would be considered bad luck, therefore an alternative way of wishing luck was made up.

✅Example

— I’m playing Juliete tomorrow. — Завтра я играю Джульету.

— Break a leg! — Ни пуха, ни пера.

— Thank you. — К черту.

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