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keep fingers crossed

VERB
hope
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anticipate assume believe cherish count on expect hold wish
STRONG
aspire await contemplate desire foresee pray presume rely suppose surmise suspect sweat trust
WEAK
be sure of deem likely depend on feel confident hang in have faith knock on wood look at sunny side look forward to promise oneself sweat it sweat it out take heart think to watch for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon disbelieve distrust doubt forsake
STRONG
know
WEAK
despair fear

Example Sentences

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"Still in my stomach I have some stressed feeling, so just keep fingers crossed for them."

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

"You have got to rise above it and accept some things are dodgy, keep fingers crossed and hope for the best."

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2023

Satellites in similar orbits circle the planet once every 90 minutes, so a decade — with thousands of possible close calls — is a long time to keep fingers crossed.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021

“Be patient,” Hasinger says, “and keep fingers crossed that we get this wonderful machine into orbit.”

From Scientific American • Apr. 7, 2021

“I’m cautiously optimistic and keep fingers crossed that something tangible, something real will come out of this,” said Awet Weldemichael, a professor at Queens University who specializes in the Horn of Africa.

From Slate • Jul. 9, 2018