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Chris Jobson <chris@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> <omnivore_ink@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Hi, all
> >
> > Hope you don't mind a trivial question.
> >
> > In the USA, when we want to wish an actor luck or success in a
> > particular play, we say "break a leg." Is there an equivalent
> > expression in the UK?
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> Exactly the same in the UK!
only it doesn't mean "fracture a lower limb". 'Legs' are the soft backs
used for wing masking, so the expression means 'make a good entrance'.
The French, who are by nature different, say "merde". I'll leave you to
look that up yourself.
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