what is meant by fingers crossed
Crossing one's fingers as a sign of luck or making a wish traces back to pre-Christian times, when the cross was a symbol of unity and benign spirits dwelt at the intersection point. A wish made on a cross was a way of anchoring the wish at the intersection of the cross until the wish was fulfilled.ccasionally it is interpreted as an attempt to implore God for protection. The gesture is referred to by the common expressions cross your fingers, keep your fingers crossed, or just fingers crossed. Some people, mostly children, also use the gesture to excuse their telling of a white lie.