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Meanings of crossed fingers in English

Portuguese
dedos cruzados
Spanish
dedos cruzados
Catalan
dits creuats
Wikidata

Hand gesture.

Related terms
dedos cruzados
Synonyms
Examples for "fingers crossed"
Examples for "fingers crossed"
1
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Mr. Scott's clear aluminum becomes reality.
Wired
2
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for her today -on all counts.
The Guardian
3
Of course, I'd had my fingers crossed when I'd made the promise.
Four to score
4
The EU authorities, though, don't have to just keep their fingers crossed.
Reuters
5
I want to thank u all for voting for me, fingers crossed!.
Reuters
Usage of crossed fingers in English
1
Harwich dialed the number and held up crossed fingers while it rang.
The hellfire club
2
Singapore is in a period of fiercely crossed fingers, WHO spokesman said.
The Irish Times
3
Martine gave Colby the car keys, and silently held up crossed fingers.
The wrong venus
4
Jade is confused-shethought crossed fingers meant hoping for good luck.
Larry's kidney: being the true story of how I found myself in ch...
5
Then he held up crossed fingers and back-flipped over the gunwale into the water.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung
6
Maybe it was the crossed fingers and the nodding heads.
Sophie's world
7
She sat in her chair, and peeped between her crossed fingers at the stranger's back.
The Story of an African Farm
8
She crossed herself twice and kissed her crossed fingers.
Who killed palomino molero?
9
Kevin spoke firmly, looking down at his crossed fingers.
Wild Justice
10
In fact, I assured her, "Will do," hoping she didn't see my crossed fingers.
The President's Assassin
11
In Vietnam showing crossed fingers is considered an obscene gesture, especially if you are looking at someone.
The Irish Times
12
There were a lot of crossed fingers.
The Irish Times
13
It is more dangerous to drift on with frozen smiles and crossed fingers than it is to act.
The Guardian
14
Tears appeared through the crossed fingers.
The Hollow Needle; Further adventures of Arsene Lupin
15
For the rest of us, crossed fingers and a 10-minute scout (with gritted teeth) sometimes yields results.
The Irish Times
16
The flier grinned and held up crossed fingers, just as Tom had done to Mike Burrows the previous evening.
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X
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Translations for crossed fingers
Portuguese
dedos cruzados
Crossed fingers through the time
Crossed fingers across language varieties
United States of America
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