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fingers crossed

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fingers crossed
something that you say to show that you hope that what you have just said will happen or be true. Fingers crossed, we'll get the job done in time, but there's still an awful lot to do.
See also: crosse, finger
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``Everybody is hoping and keeping their fingers crossed.
BUZZ by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The much-improved StoneHill should open May 1 to allow for work started last fall to be completed, and Cedar Green, fingers crossed, will be ready for play mid-April.
Something for everyone at Golf Sudbury courses by Gilbert, Craig / Northern Ontario Business
These are the months we keep our fingers crossed," Kyser said.
Report: Katrina could derail congestion relief at L.A. ports by Myerhoff, Matt / Los Angeles Business Journal
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