fingers crossed
Hoping for luck
Fingers crossed expresses hope that something will happen or turn out well, often accompanied by the actual gesture of crossing one's index and middle fingers.
Fingers crossed the weather holds for the wedding.
The phrase can also acknowledge uncertainty: I think I passed—fingers crossed.
The gesture itself supposedly wards off bad luck or, in children's lore, nullifies a lie told while crossing.
Wealth or destiny
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- fatePredetermined course of events
- wishful thinkingBelief shaped by desire
good fortune · lucky break · blessing · windfall · auspicious · charmed · fortunate · rabbit's foot
Tendency to expect good
- wishingDesiring something hoped-for
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- faithTrust without proof
- longingIntense, persistent desire
yearning · prayer · positive thinking · expectation · anticipation · desire · trust · confidence
Attractive personal quality
- talismanMagical protective charm
- amuletWorn protective token
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- omenProphetic indicator
folk belief · bad luck · blessing · curse · hex · protection · sign · tradition
Motion made with fingers
- signMark conveying information
- nonverbalNot using speech
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
- signalingConveying information nonverbally
fortune
Wealth or destiny
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- fatePredetermined course of events
wishful thinking · good fortune · lucky break · blessing · windfall · auspicious · charmed · fortunate · rabbit's foot · four-leaf clover
optimism
Tendency to expect good
- wishingDesiring something hoped-for
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- faithTrust without proof
longing · yearning · prayer · positive thinking · expectation · anticipation · desire · trust · confidence · best wishes
charm
Attractive personal quality
omen · folk belief · bad luck · blessing · curse · hex · protection · sign · tradition · old wives' tale
hand gesture
Motion made with fingers
- signMark conveying information
- nonverbalNot using speech
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- luckgood luck, bad luck, lucky, luckily, pure luck
- superstitionblack cat, broken mirror, Friday the 13th, walking under ladder, evil eye
- wishful thinkingif only, what if, one day, with any luck, I wish
- encouragementsyou can do it, you got this, you've got this, keep going, keep it up
- superstitionssuperstition, superstitions, hexes, black cats, broken mirror
fingers crossedabandon all hope
throwing in the towel · kiss of death · lost cause · doom and gloom · dead in the water
fingers crossedque sera sera
Accept what comes philosophy
come what may · it is what it is · fatalistic · c'est la vie · detached
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