keep one's fingers crossed

verb

To hope for the best, to show support.

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have one's fingers crossed
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Meanings

verbkeep 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)

present singular third person keeps one's fingers crossed · participle present keeping one's fingers crossed · participle past kept one's fingers crossed · past kept one's fingers crossed

  1. idiomaticTo hope for the best, to show support.

    Synonyms: have one's fingers crossed

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo hope for the best, to show support.

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have one's fingers crossed

Translations

Dutch duimen
  • duimenhope for the best
German Daumen drücken
  • Daumen drückenhope for the best
Italian incrociare le dita
  • incrociare le ditahope for the best
Polish trzymać kciuki
  • trzymać kciukihope for the best
Swedish hålla tummarna
  • hålla tummarnahope for the best
Cite this entry
APA

keep one's fingers crossed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20one's%20fingers%20crossed

MLA

“keep one's fingers crossed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20one's%20fingers%20crossed. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keep one's fingers crossed,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20one's%20fingers%20crossed.

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