fingers crossed



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fingers crossed

An expression of hope that something one desires will come to pass or turn out to be true. A truncated version of the phrase "keep your fingers crossed." I studied for that exam for two weeks, so I hope I get a good grade on it. Fingers crossed! Fingers crossed my packages get delivered in time for Christmas!
See also: crosse, finger

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mnemosyneni-MAWS-ə-nee (English)Greek Mythology
Vonda-English
BunnyBUN-eeEnglish
Miho (1)-Croatian
Ithiel-Biblical
Shane[ʃein]