B2idiominformaleveryday
break a leg
USUK
said to wish a performer good luck before they go on stage
Theatre people avoid saying 'good luck', so they say this instead. It is friendly, never a threat. It is something you say to a person, so it rarely fits an IELTS answer.
In context
You've practised your speech all week, so break a leg tonight!
Before the school concert, the music teacher told every student to break a leg.
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