Use the paragraph to answer the question.
Cara was nervous. Her class was performing in front of the entire school during lunch! Cara had a solo in one of the songs. She walked past her brother's class on the way into the cafeteria. "Break a leg!" he whispered to her as she walked by. Cara suddenly felt excited instead of nervous.
In one to two sentences, explain the meaning of the idiom used in this paragraph.
(2 points)
4 answers
The idiom "break a leg" means good luck or do well in this context.
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The idiom is used for wishing someone good luck, and is usually used before a performance.
Yes, that is correct. The idiom "break a leg" is a common way to wish someone good luck before they perform on stage or in front of an audience.