At this point, they can only stand back, cross their fingers and wait to see if the fireworks go off perfectly.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
cross your fingers — keep your fingers crossed phrase to put your middle finger over your first finger as a wish for good luck I’m going to see if the car starts; keep your fingers crossed! Thesaurus: superstition and superstitionshyponym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
Cross Your Fingers — Studio album by For All Those Sleeping Released July 20 … Wikipedia
cross your fingers — or keep your fingers crossed to put your middle finger over your first finger as a wish for good luck I m going to see if the car starts; keep your fingers crossed! … English dictionary
Cross Your Fingers (song) — Cross Your Fingers Single by Laura Marling from the album Alas, I Cannot Swim … Wikipedia
cross your fingers — See keep your fingers crossed … English idioms
keep your fingers crossed — cross your fingers or keep your fingers crossed to put your middle finger over your first finger as a wish for good luck I m going to see if the car starts; keep your fingers crossed! … English dictionary
cross — [krôs, kräs] n. [< ME cros & crois; cros < OE cros & ON kross, both < OIr cros < L crux (gen. crucis), a cross < IE * kreuk , extension of base * (s)ker , to turn, bend > L curvus; ME crois < OFr < L crux] 1. an upright… … English World dictionary
cross fingers — cross (your) fingers to hope for good luck. At this point, they can only stand back, cross their fingers and wait to see if the fireworks go off perfectly. Etymology: based on the practice, esp. of children, to put one finger over the next one… … New idioms dictionary
keep your fingers crossed — see ↑cross, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑finger … Useful english dictionary
cross — cross1 W2S2 [krɔs US kro:s] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go from one side to another)¦ 2¦(cross a line etc)¦ 3¦(two roads/lines etc)¦ 4¦(legs/arms/ankles)¦ 5 cross somebody s mind 6 cross somebody s face 7 cross your fingers 8¦(breed of plant/animal)¦ 9 somebody … Dictionary of contemporary English
