Oft repeated nonsense phrases, what do they mean?

[Gandalf]

Break a leg.....I have always thought that to be a bit dodgy. Not 'good luck' or 'dazzle them sunshine', no just 'Oi you break a leg'.

[El Kabong]

"break a leg" is something actors came up with. It's a superstition that you should never wish someone well for a performance...I guess the idea being if you set the bar low ie "break a leg" you'll always do better than that even if you bomb......all this was of course before they attempted to make Spiderman the Musical where several cast members were injured.

[Fenster]

Pushing the boat out.

Willie Thorne always says this in snooker commentary when the player does something risky, although I don't think it's actually meant to mean that?

Up in the van.

This is used in horse racing for horses that are up the front. Ain't got a clue why?

[ryanman]

Pushing the boat out.

Willie Thorne always says this in snooker commentary when the player does something risky, although I don't think it's actually meant to mean that?

Up in the van.

This is used in horse racing for horses that are up the front. Ain't got a clue why?

I'm guessing but I think 'pushing the boat out' might be to do with the Vikings being pushed out to sea on a burning boat filled with possessions when dead. Hence it has come to mean someone doing something extravagantly/expensively.

[Saddo]

"taking the piss" is another strange one that we use all the time.

[Beanz]

"taking the piss" is another strange one that we use all the time.

Now your just extracting the Urine

[Master]

Explain "cheap at half the price". If it was cheap at half the price then it would be cheaper than what you are offering it for.

[GOAT]

"Out on her feet".

That phrase swings both ways.