“cross your fingers”
To hope for good luck or a favorable outcome by symbolically or literally crossing one's index and middle fingers. It is a common gesture and expression used when wishing for success or a positive result in an uncertain situation. Listen to how native speakers pronounce "cross your fingers" in the video clips below.
Hear how "cross your fingers" sounds in real speech — 1,000 examples from 10 videos, movies, and TV shows. Sources: Daredevil, Se7en, Twin Peaks, The Film Theorists, Screen Junkies and 5 more.
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TV ShowDaredevil
Daredevil — S02E07
“- Cross your fingers.
- I'm crossing everything.”
Your witness. … Dr. Gregory Tepper,
Play at 44:23
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MovieSe7en
Se7en
“cross your fingers somewhere else.”
3 days to make a match, so maybe you guys want to... … You meant what you said to Mrs. Gould, didn't you?
Play at 46:08
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TV ShowTwin Peaks
Twin Peaks — S02E10
“Cross your fingers, cross your toes. This is the big time.”
I gotta ramble. … Later.
Play at 16:45
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YouTubeThe Film Theorists4.8M views · 2021-02-04
Film Theory: How WandaVision Will End And Why It Matters (Marvel)
“cross your fingers and hope it doesn't”
also there so you just kind of gotta … blow too many things up
Play at 12:20
YouTubeScreen Junkies836K views · 2023-05-02
Honest Trailers | Se7en
“cross your fingers somewhere else catch”
this is the job maybe you guys want to … up on their reading list
Play at 3:54
YouTubeThe Diary Of A CEO6.2M views · 2024-11-21
The Savings Expert: Are You Under 45? You Won't Get A Pension! Don't Buy A House! - Jaspreet Singh
“better cross your fingers to hope that”
of 45 and you're promised a pension you … that pension fund does not go bankrupt
Play at 2:00:00
YouTubeWIRED1.4M views · 2023-04-27
21 Levels of Pen Spinning: Easy to Complex | WIRED
“you cross your fingers too much or too”
and not make it all the way through if … little the actual finger cross can come
Play at 13:38
YouTubeSteve Mould650K views · 2014-04-10
2048 strategy and maths
“well cross your fingers one time it's”
to play the game 10 times you might as … going to work right um and so so the
Play at 9:50
YouTubePeter McKinnon2.0M views · 2020-02-17
HOW TO FILM THE MOST EPIC COFFEE B ROLL
“of cross your fingers and hope you just”
once I slow it down you just got to kind … do a lot of takes until it works
Play at 6:20
YouTubeTalks at Google839K views · 2023-06-08
Michio Kaku | Quantum Supremacy | Talks at Google
“You cross your fingers.”
And then what do you do? … You cross your fingers and
hope and pray that one of them
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