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cross your fingers
orkeep your fingers crossed
to put your middle finger over your first finger as a wish for good luck

I’m going to see if the car starts; keep your fingers crossed!

touch wood
spoken
used when you have said that you have had good luck in order to prevent bad luck from happening to you. People sometimes touch something made of wood when they say this

Ben’s making a good recovery, touch wood.