Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation legate
- abbreviation legato
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- noun Canada, informal A
legislature , orlegislative building . - abbreviation
legal - abbreviation
legate - abbreviation music
legato - abbreviation
legend - abbreviation
legislation ,legislative ,legislature
Etymologies
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Examples
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Tangled jesses can break a leg. The list of hazards goes on and on.
Birdology Sy Montgomery 2010
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Or, of course, you could just take a wrong step and break a leg. The dishwasher had backed up, and all the filthy water had come pouring out in the morning when B.B. opened the door—dirtier water than the food-smeared dishes would account for.
The New Yorker Stories Ann Beattie 2010
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Just as she was going to be introduced, Tony Benn said to her, Oh well, break a leg. And she pulled that face actresses pull to express great anxiety, as when the girl in a silent movie realises shes about to be tied to a railway line, and said, Oh my God, I wish you hadnt said that.
What's Going On Mark Steel 2009
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One boy threw an eraser at the window and broke the glass, and it fell and hurt my Malias leg.
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One boy threw an eraser at the window and broke the glass, and it fell and hurt my Malias leg.
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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Fully aware of its everyday use in theater, she probably did not think too much of anyone telling her to break a leg.
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I mean you ` re cooking, you ` re cleaning, you ` re wiping their nose, they get sick in the night, they break a leg.
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You can only wish them luck, showbiz s e: break a leg.
Changing Channels 2008
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If I don't see you before David, have a good one and, contrary to your acting exploits, don't break a leg.
A long time coming, now rapidly arriving DAVID BISHOP 2008
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Well, you know, it ` s a dangerous business - dancing, and that ` s why those of us who don ` t should stay off the dance floor and never say when it comes to "Dancing With The Stars," break a leg.
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