Break the fourth wall
-Manling broke the fourth wall when she got our P.E Luna to talk yesterday.
- Rosalyn broke the fourth wall when she forgot her line in the play and said "Line".
-John Wilkes Booth broke the fourth wall when he shot Abraham Lincoln.
Definition: When characters in a book, play, TV or radio interact with reality.
Etymology: The fourth wall refers to the invisible wall in front of the stage which separates the audience and the actors.
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Other examples:
1. In the movie 'Farewell My Concubine', the actor broke the fourth wall and fell in love with his co-actor on stage.
2. Taylor Swift broke the fourth wall and used her song "Bad Blood" to yell at her real-world enemy Katy Perry.