Fingers crossed is said when you are hoping hard for a good outcome. Fingers crossed for tomorrow.
It is one of the last superstitions that entirely sceptical people still perform. Fingers crossed behind the back is the opposite and is meant to cancel a promise.
1phrasefingers crossedSaid when you are hoping hard for a good outcome.
“Fingers crossed the results come before the weekend.”
fingers crossed is a phrase.
From the gesture of crossing one finger over another for luck.
From cross one's fingers.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
Practised in Small Talk & Everyday Phrases