keep one's fingers crossed in English

Audio: En-au-keep one's fingers crossed.ogg

[Australia] Forms: keeps one's fingers crossed [present, singular, third-person], keeping one's fingers crossed [participle, present], kept one's fingers crossed [participle, past], kept one's fingers crossed [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> one's fingers crossed}} keep one's fingers crossed (third-person singular simple present keeps one's fingers crossed, present participle keeping one's fingers crossed, simple past and past participle kept one's fingers crossed)

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        "To hope for the best, to show support."
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        "(idiomatic) To hope for the best, to show support."
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "hope for the best",
          "word": "duimen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "hope for the best",
          "word": "Daumen drücken"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "hope for the best",
          "word": "incrociare le dita"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "hope for the best",
          "word": "trzymać kciuki"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "hope for the best",
          "word": "držati pesti za koga"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "hope for the best",
          "word": "hålla tummarna"
        }
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      "form": "keeps one's fingers crossed",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "sense": "to hope for the best",
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "hope for the best",
      "word": "duimen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hope for the best",
      "word": "Daumen drücken"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "hope for the best",
      "word": "incrociare le dita"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "hope for the best",
      "word": "trzymać kciuki"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "hope for the best",
      "word": "držati pesti za koga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "hope for the best",
      "word": "hålla tummarna"
    }
  ],
  "word": "keep one's fingers crossed"
}

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"keep one's fingers crossed" meaning in English

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