Question 18
EasyOriginal questionChoose the meaning of the idiom "keep one's fingers crossed".
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
To keep your fingers crossed is to hope that things go well.
Worth noting
Telling a lie is a trap from a children's habit of crossing fingers behind the back; the idiom means hoping.
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- The meaning of the idiom "keep one's fingers crossed"
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