Break a leg
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 12To wish someone good luck
शुभकामना देने का एक तरीक़ा
Break a leg, he said before the viva.
Break a leg means the opposite of what it says.
Daily use: Break a leg keh kar bheja.
Stage पर सीधे 'good luck' बोलना अपशकुन माना जाता था, इसलिए actors उल्टा कहते थे: 'break a leg'। याद रखिए: शब्द कड़वे लगते हैं, पर meaning है शुभकामना।
On stage, saying 'good luck' directly was believed to bring bad luck, so actors said the opposite: 'break a leg'. Remember: the words sound unkind, but the meaning is a warm wish for success.
यह बहुत बार पूछा गया है: meaning 'to wish someone good luck'। Literal option 'to get injured' trap है; related words: jinx, omen।
Asked many times with the meaning 'to wish someone good luck'. The literal option 'to get injured' is the trap; related words are jinx and omen.