Break a Leg

Before our going to Nett School, one of our Professors shouted to us, "break a leg guys." And I looked at her with a "what?" look and she laughed. Finally one of my classmates said, "oh thank you, I know what that means." And he told us the meaning.

One of my classmates name Lynnsey laughed and say, "oh my goodness, imagine if I picked up a chair break Stephanie's leg." We all cracked up.

Break a leg, that expression got us all like ,"whaaaat?"

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