keep one's fingers crossed

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Meanings:

1.
Globalinformalcolloquial
- Hope for a favorable outcome; wish for good luck regarding an uncertain event.
- Express a desire that circumstances turn out well.
2.
Globalinformal
- Perform the gesture of crossing one finger over another as a superstitious action intended to bring luck or to ward off misfortune.

Examples:

EN: mission to the black servants of the keep one's fingers crossed two Swedes.
HI: दूर कर दो कष्ट अपने सेवकों के
EN: One would need to keep one's fingers crossed until a serious momentum returns to the market.
TE: మార్కెట్లో బలమైన ర్యాలీ సంకేతాలు వచ్చే వరకు ఆచితూచి అడుగులు వేయడం ఉత్తమం.
EN: Well, it would do no harm, would it? To keep one's fingers crossed?
ES: Dadas las circunstancias, no estaría de más cruzar los dedos.

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