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fingers crossed (1. fingers crossed. an action performed: 1) for luck. 2) to exclude oneself from the rules which would normally apply. 3) to imply that "we're like *that*", ie as close to each other as two crossed fingers Can be represented by the emoticon (yn); apparently this pictorially resembles crossed fingers ... 1) fingers crossed for your driving test! 2) "It": Tagged you! Taggee: No, you can't, cos my i've got my fingers crossed. Ma: How could you lie to me, Johnny!? Johnny: It wasn't really a lie, ma; I had my fingers crossed behind my back. Cop: You're under arrest, Sonny Jim. Boy: You can't arrest me, cos I had my fingers crossed when I burgled all those houses... 3) Mafioso: Me and the Don; we're like *that* Other guy: (gulp)... UD Alexander Demidov) |
