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  2. The Surprising Origins of 'Break a Leg'—and Why Performers ...

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    24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. ... "break a leg" is actually a way to wish someone good luck, especially before they step into the spotlight.

  3. List of bad luck signs - Wikipedia

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    Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck [1]; A bird or flock of birds going from left to right () [citation needed]Certain numbers: The number 4.Fear of the number 4 is known as tetraphobia; in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, the number sounds like the word for "death".

  4. Toi toi toi - Wikipedia

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    Toi toi toi" (English: / ˈ t ɔɪ ˈ t ɔɪ ˈ t ɔɪ /) [1] is an expression used in the performing arts to wish an artist success in an imminent performance. It is similar to "break a leg" and reflects a superstition that wishing someone "good luck" is in fact bad luck. [2] [3] [4]

  5. 100 Lunar New Year Greetings for Luck and Prosperity - AOL

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    Wishing you good luck and fortune this new year. Wǔ fú lín mén (Chinese. Translation: “May the five blessings–longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death–come to you.”)

  6. We Have the 140 Best Irish Blessings and Favorite Irish ... - AOL

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    and a smooth road all the way to your door. 78. Good health to you. 79. May the leprechauns be near you, To spread luck along your way. And may all the Irish angels, Smile upon you St. Patrick's ...

  7. Theatrical superstitions - Wikipedia

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    In America, it is considered bad luck to wish someone "good luck" in a theatre. Prior to performances, it is traditional for the cast to gather together to avert the bad luck by wishing each other bad luck or cursing, the expression "break a leg" replaces the phrase "good luck".

  8. I’m Still Here - The Huffington Post

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    Don’t lie to them, if you can help it. You try to stay out of the hospital. If you’re a drunk, like me, you quit drinking. You tell them you’ll try to do better, and then you try to do better. You pray every night for some unknown power to make you a little less selfish. One thing you don’t do is kill yourself.

  9. Mark Cuban, J.K. Rowling, Oprah: 31 quotes about luck (and ...

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    Luck to me is something else: hard work -- and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't."--Lucille Ball. Friday, March 11: "The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself."--Douglas ...