The term “break a leg” may be traced back to the Elizabethan lan

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回答: 【一句话翻译】 Break a leg ! 由 CLary 于 2022-05-13 12:39:24

The term “break a leg” may be traced back to the Elizabethan language. To “break a leg”, in Shakespeare's time, meant, literally, to bow- by bending at the knee. Since a successful actor would “break a leg” onstage and receive applause, the phrase would, in effect, be a wish for good luck.
 

 

 

 

 

 

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