How to Pronounce "cross your fingers"
expression
KRAWS yur FING-erz
kross yaw FING-uhz
Definition
To hope very much that something will happen in the way you want, often while making the gesture of putting one finger over another.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkɹɔs/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈfɪŋɡɝz
British English
kɹˈɒs/ /jˈɔː/ /fˈɪŋɡəz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KRAWS yur FING-erz
UK
kross yaw FING-uhz
Listen in Context
I'm going to the job interview now—cross your fingers for me!
We have to cross our fingers and hope it doesn't rain at the picnic.
Let's cross our fingers that the test results are good.
My visa application is still being processed—cross your fingers everything works out.