cross your fingers
Definition
› to hope very much that something will happen: I'm just going to cross my fingers and hope it works.Hoping and hopefulnessPotentialGestures with the hands or arms
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Synonyms and related words:
- cautious adjective
- chimera noun
- expectation noun
- fancy sb's chances idiom
- give up sth phrasal verb
- hopeful noun
- hopefully adverb
- it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) idiom
- la-la land noun
- life-affirming adjective
- optimism noun
- optimist noun
- optimistic adjective
- pin your hopes on sth/sb idiom
- pious adjective (PRETENDING)
- pipe dream noun
- positive adjective (HOPEFUL)
- positively adverb (WELL)
- trust verb (HOPE)
- wishful thinking noun
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Hoping and hopefulness
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