ここでは「英語で1日1フレーズ」を紹介します。
今日のフレーズは「Break a leg.」です。
直訳すると「足を折れ」となりますが、実際には「頑張って」「成功を祈る」「幸運を祈る」という意味になります。
このフレーズは、幸運や成功を祈る表現として使われています。一見、足を折ることを願う攻撃的な言葉に聞こえますが、実際は、逆説的な形で幸運を祈るために使われます。
たとえば、「Break a leg at tonight’s performance!(今夜の公演の成功を祈るよ!)」のように言うことができます。
また、試験や面接などでも、「Good luck on your exam! Break a leg!(試験頑張って、成功を祈るよ!」というように言うこともできます。
「Break a leg.」は、特に舞台や公演の前に出演者やスタッフに対して使われますが、試験や面接など、成功を願うさまざまな場面でも幅広く使われます。
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今回のフレーズ、「Break a leg.」は、ユニークな応援の言葉ですが、その直訳の意味が誤解されてしまう可能性があることには注意したいですね。
Break a leg.
頑張って。成功を祈る。幸運を祈る。
この「英語で1日1フレーズ」では、気軽に英語学習を継続できるように、毎回1つの知っていると役立つ英語フレーズを紹介しています。
Actions speak louder than words.
Better late than never.
Break the ice.
Don't cry over spilled milk.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
It's raining cats and dogs.
Once in a blue moon.
Practice makes perfect.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
The early bird catches the worm.
Time is money.
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A blessing in disguise.
A dime a dozen.
A feather in one's cap.
A penny for your thoughts.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
A watched pot never boils.
Add insult to injury.
All ears.
All is fair in love and war.
All thumbs.
As cool as a cucumber.
As high as a kite.
Back to square one.
Back to the drawing board.
Backseat driver.
Barking up the wrong tree.
Beat a dead horse.
Beat around the bush.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Better safe than sorry.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Bite off more than one can chew.
Bite the bullet.
Blood is thicker than water.
Break a leg.
Burn the midnight oil.
Call it a day.
Caught between a rock and a hard place.
Clean as a whistle.
Close, but no cigar.
Cost an arm and a leg.
Cut corners.
Cut to the chase.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Easy come, easy go.
Every dog has its day.
Fish out of water.
Fit as a fiddle.
Fortune favors the bold.
From rags to riches.
Get a taste of one's own medicine.
Get one's act together.
Get out of hand.
Give it a shot.
Give someone the benefit of the doubt.
Give someone the cold shoulder.
Go the extra mile.
Hit the hay.
Hit the nail on the head.
Hit the road.
Hit the sack.
Hold your horses.
Honesty is the best policy.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Ignorance is bliss.
In the blink of an eye.
In the heat of the moment.
In the twinkling of an eye.
It takes two to tango.
Jump on the bandwagon.
Jump the gun.
Jumping through hoops.
Jumping to conclusions.
Keep it under your hat.
Keep one's fingers crossed.
Keep your chin up.
Keep your eyes peeled.
Mind over matter.
On the ball.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Put a sock in it.
Success is a journey, not a destination.
The ball is in your court.
Under the weather.
Where there's a will, there's a way.