Usually means: Hoping for a positive outcome.
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We found 10 dictionaries that define the word keep one's fingers crossed:

General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. keep one's fingers crossed: Merriam-Webster
  2. keep one's fingers crossed: Wiktionary
  3. keep one's fingers crossed, keep ones fingers crossed: Dictionary.com
  4. keep one's fingers crossed: ESL Idiom Page
  5. keep one's fingers crossed: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. keep one's fingers crossed: Legal dictionary
  2. keep one's fingers crossed: Financial dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. keep one's fingers crossed: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. keep one's fingers crossed: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. keep one's fingers crossed: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (keep one's fingers crossed)

verb:  (idiomatic) To hope for the best, to show support.


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