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Break a leg

Meaning: A way of wishing someone good luck.

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Once in a blue moon

• Meaning: it never happens, something that is rare.

Take a chill pill

Meaning: Telling someone to calm down.

settle petal

Meaning: calm down

Don’t judge a book by its cover

Meaning: Don’t judge someone by what they look like

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