Break a leg

[Baker, John]

        Bear in mind that the superstition, that it's bad luck to say good luck on opening night (as they say in The Producers), is probably older than "Break a leg."

John Baker


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From: Michael Quinion [mailto:TheEditor at WORLDWIDEWORDS.ORG]
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 12:11 PM
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Subject: Break a leg


Certainly, from the
evidence, the common supposition among actors that it dates from the
eighteenth century is quite wrong.