keep fingers crossed



keep one's fingers crossed (for someone or something)

 and cross one's fingers
to wish for luck for someone or something, sometimes by actually crossing one's fingers; to hope for a good outcome for someone or something. I hope you win the race Saturday. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you. I'm trying out for a play. Keep your fingers crossed!
See also: crosse, finger, keep

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dipak-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
Hania (2)-Arabic
Valdas-Lithuanian
JoŽIca-Slovene, Croatian
DrahomÍR-Czech
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