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An alternate operatic good luck charm originating from Italy is the phrase In bocca al lupo! (In the mouth of the wolf) with the response Crepi! or Crepi il lupo! (May it [the wolf] die!). Amongst actors "Break a leg" is the usual phrase, while for professional dancers the traditional saying is merde (French, meaning "shit").
"Break a leg" is an English-language idiom used in the context of theatre or other performing arts to wish a performer "good luck".An ironic or non-literal saying of uncertain origin (a dead metaphor), [1] "break a leg" is commonly said to actors and musicians before they go on stage to perform or before an audition.
good luck/congratulations [maˈzal tov] [ˈmazəl tɔv] Hebrew/Yiddish Used to mean congratulations. Used in Hebrew (mazal tov) or Yiddish. Used on to indicate good luck has occurred, ex. birthday, bar mitzvah, a new job, or an engagement. [1] Also shouted out at Jewish weddings when the groom (or both fiances) stomps on a glass.
Why Do People Say 'Break a Leg'? Like many things, it all comes back to superstition. On the night of a big show, actors believe that wishing someone "good luck" is actually bad luck. So, they ...
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 ...
A similar-sounding expression for verbal spitting occurs in modern Hebrew as "Tfu, tfu" (here, only twice), which some say that Hebrew-speakers borrowed from Russian. [4] An alternate operatic good luck charm, originating from Italy, is the phrase "in bocca al lupo!" ("In the mouth of the wolf") with the response "Crepi il lupo!
One way to go is a funny birthday message for your friend. This could mean saying something like, “Happy birthday to someone who never lets me fall asleep in a full face of makeup after a night ...
It likely entered English as a gambling term, and the context of gambling remains detectable in the word's connotations; luck is a way of understanding a personal chance event. Luck has three aspects: [3] [4] [5] Luck is good or bad. [6] Luck is the result of chance. [7] Luck applies to a sentient being.