keep your fingers crossed

Nghĩa

to hope that something will go well

Mong cho mọi việc diễn ra suôn sẻ.

Ví dụ

1. 1I’ve got my driving test tomorrow, so keep your fingers crossed for me!
2. 2We’re keeping our fingers crossed that the weather holds for the wedding.
3. 3The flight is delayed, but we’re keeping our fingers crossed that we’ll still make the connection.
4. 4Leo posted his university application and kept his fingers crossed for weeks.
5. 5The results come out on Friday, and I’ll keep my fingers crossed until then.

Ngữ pháp

Chỉ keep thay đổi dạng: kept, keeping. Từ fingers luôn ở số nhiều và crossed giữ nguyên. Điều mong đợi đứng sau for hoặc một mệnh đề that.

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