Imperative. To wish someone a successful singing engagement. The choral equivalent of the theatrical imperative 'Break a leg!' (q.v.)
by toddsschneider October 7, 2016
Get the Break a lung!mug. The idiom "break a leg" is commonly used to wish someone good luck, especially in the performing arts, such as before a stage performance or a theatrical production. The phrase is believed to have originated in the theater world, where it was considered bad luck to wish someone "good luck" before a performance. Instead, actors and performers would say "break a leg" as a way of wishing each other success. The phrase is now used more generally to wish someone good luck or success in any endeavor, not just in the performing arts.
The exact origin of the idiom is unclear, but there are several theories about its origin. One theory suggests that it may have originated in the theater world, where it was considered bad luck to wish someone "good luck" before a performance. Instead, performers would say "break a leg" as a way of expressing the opposite sentiment, hoping that the performer would have to take multiple bows at the end of the show, "breaking" the line of their leg as they did so.
The exact origin of the idiom is unclear, but there are several theories about its origin. One theory suggests that it may have originated in the theater world, where it was considered bad luck to wish someone "good luck" before a performance. Instead, performers would say "break a leg" as a way of expressing the opposite sentiment, hoping that the performer would have to take multiple bows at the end of the show, "breaking" the line of their leg as they did so.
by idiomsallday February 19, 2023
Get the Break a legmug. Eliza: Take a break! and get away run away with us for the summer let's go upstate!
Alex: Um no
Also Alex: THE REYNOLDS PAMPHLET
Alex: Um no
Also Alex: THE REYNOLDS PAMPHLET
by KawaiiWolfAnime July 18, 2019
Get the Take a break!mug. Sucking dick for a job
by BirdieHandleBb February 13, 2017
Get the Bobby breakmug. by Ferlegend27 November 29, 2021
Get the Breaking Pointsmug. Dani is really breaking stereotypes, she’s an engineer and a lesbian, yet she can’t build a coffee table.
by Jakemon00 January 8, 2023
Get the Breaking stereotypesmug. Used for a “break” or rest during sex. A “lunch break” is when a man feels he is bout to ejaculate a giant load into his old lady too soon -- He stops and goes down on her for a few minutes to hold back cumming. Once his stamina is replenished, he may often find that he’s got another good 10 minutes in him! This is seen as a veteran sexual maneuver and is not recommended for lil bitch bois.
“Omg - Michael was fucking my brains out but then he got that look in his eye like he was gonna cum and I wasn’t even close! Thank god he took a lunch break, then kept going and got me off with them long slow strokes. I think I want to marry him.
by Magic Mike & The Big D September 28, 2021
Get the Lunch breakmug.