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idiom. Add to word list. Add to word list. to hope strongly that something will happen: We’re keeping our fingers crossed that he’ll be healthy again very soon. (Definition of keep your fingers crossed from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
An expression of hope for good luck or that something will happen. A truncated version of the phrase "keep your fingers crossed." The actual gesture, which does not have to accompany the phrase, involves crossing one's middle finger over the index finger as a superstition believed to bring good luck or ward off bad luck.
The modern use of fingers crossed (or variations such as crossed fingers or cross your fingers) is used to express the hope that something comes to pass or that someone is blessed with good luck. The phrase fingers crossed comes from the physical act of crossing one’s middle finger over one’s index finger, signifying one’s hope for good luck.
Meaning. a gesture of crossed fingers used to express good luck. to expect that something will happen in the right way as desired. a hope that things will happen in the way you want them to. used to express the hope of something desired will happen. Example Sentences. Good luck with your test tomorrow. I’ll have my fingers crossed.
idiom (also keep your fingers crossed) Add to word list. C2. to hope that things will happen in the way that you want them to: She has her exam this morning so cross your fingers. We're keeping our fingers crossed that the weather stays nice. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wanting things. ache for something. acquisitive. ambitiously.
Crossed fingers. To cross one's fingers is a hand gesture commonly used to wish for luck. Early Christians used the gesture to implore the protection of the Holy Cross. The gesture is referred to by the common expressions "cross your fingers", "keep your fingers crossed", or just "fingers crossed".
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