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, or legislative building.
  • abbreviation legal
  • abbreviation legate
  • abbreviation music legato
  • abbreviation legend
  • abbreviation legislation, legislative, legislature

Etymologies

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Abbreviation of legislative building or legislature.

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Examples

  • Tangled jesses can break a leg. The list of hazards goes on and on.

    Birdology Sy Montgomery 2010

  • 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

  • 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

  • One boy threw an eraser at the window and broke the glass, and it fell and hurt my Malias leg.

    Afghan Women's Writing Project 2009

  • 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

  • Fully aware of its everyday use in theater, she probably did not think too much of anyone telling her to break a leg.

    Buzzine » Christina DeRosa Interview 2009

  • I mean you ` re cooking, you ` re cleaning, you ` re wiping their nose, they get sick in the night, they break a leg.

    CNN Transcript Nov 3, 2009 2009

  • You can only wish them luck, showbiz s e: break a leg.

    Changing Channels 2008

  • 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

  • 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.

    CNN Transcript Oct 9, 2008 2008

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