keep one's fingers crossed en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- (idiomatic) To hope for the best, to show support.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeping one's fingers crossed | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kept one's fingers crossed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kept one's fingers crossed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| keeps one's fingers crossed | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
have one's fingers crossed (to hope for the best)
Translations (6)
it incrociare le dita (hope for the best) · pl trzymać kciuki (hope for the best) · nl duimen (hope for the best) · sv hålla tummarna (hope for the best) · sl držati pesti za koga (hope for the best) · de Daumen drücken (hope for the best)