MEANING

• Wish someone good luck!
• Have a good performance!
• A phrase of encouragement typically said to one who is about to perform before an audience, especially a theater actor.

EXAMPLES:

You’d better leave now if you want to arrive early for the exam. Break a leg!

You look great in your costume! Break a leg!

When Danny was about to enter the examination hall, his mother said, “Go break a leg son!”