In the autobiography of Manfred von Richthofen, during the First World War pilots of the German Air Force are recorded as using the phrase "Hals- und Beinbruch" (neck and leg fracture) to wish each other luck before a flight.
In the world of theatre, putting shoes on a dressing room table is considered by some to bring the risk of a bad performance, just as "Break a leg!" is considered good luck.
Prison Break | Arthropod leg | Point Break | Make It or Break It | Leg before wicket | The Break-Up | The Big Break | Day Break | Spring Break '83 | Gimme a Break! | Break Up to Make Up | Break My Fall | Break.com | Break | Spring Break | Spring break | Prison Break (TV series) | Peg Leg Sam | leg before wicket | Break Up | Break My Heart Slowly | Break bulk cargo | Big Break | Beyond the Break | ''Zabalius aridus''. Note external ear slits on anterior Arthropod leg | wooden leg | Unequal leg length | To Da Break of Dawn | The Yule Brook Botany Reserve, showing fenceline, fire break, and typical vegetation, including ''Actinostrobus pyramidalis | The portrait in oils ''"Taking a break in the field"'' by Josonia Palaitis |
The Brumbies are too quick for the riders and, when it becomes too steep and dangerous with Wombat holes (burrows, where a horse could break a leg), all riders stop short of the dangerous descent — apart from Jim, who continues to chase the Brumby herd - finally bringing the herd (including the colt) back to John Conroy's property.