keep fingers crossed
掰着指头算,掰着手指头算账,掰着手指头算,掰着指头算吧
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Definitions
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- : any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- : a part of a glove made to receive a finger.
- : Zoology. a projection at the tip of an elephant’s trunk that facilitates dexterity essential for grasping: If there are two fingers, it must be an African elephant, as the Asian elephant has only one.
- : the breadth of a finger as a unit of measurement; digit.
- : the length of a finger: approximately 4½ inches.
- : Slang. an informer or spy.
- : something like a finger in form or use, as a projection or pointer: a finger of land leading out into the bay; the finger on the speedometer.
- : any of various projecting parts of machines.
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- : to touch with the fingers; toy or meddle with; handle: I couldn't refrain from fingering the beautiful silk scarves.
- : to touch with the fingers so as to mar or spoil: Please don't finger the vegetables.
- : to pilfer; filch.
- : Music. to play on with the fingers.to perform or mark with a certain fingering.
- : Slang. to inform against or identify to the authorities: He fingered the man who robbed the bank.to designate as a victim, as of murder or other crime.
- : Slang: Vulgar. to stimulate for sexual gratification by penetration with one or more fingers.
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- : to touch or handle something with the fingers.
- : to extend in or as in the shape of a finger: Landing piers finger out into the river along the city's shoreline.
Phrases
- finger in the pie, have a
- at one's fingertips
- burn one's fingers
- cross one's fingers
- give someone the finger
- lay a finger on
- let slip (through the fingers)
- not lift a finger
- point the finger at
- put one's finger on
- put the finger on
- snap one's fingers at
- sticky fingers
- twist around one's finger
- work one's fingers to the bone
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
With one finger, double-tap and hold on the screen, then move your finger up or down to zoom in or out.
The Surface Duo is compatible with Microsoft’s line of Surface styluses, useful for writing notes, highlighting and editing text, and generally using in place of your fingers to scroll around.
Plus, it might be the first time the customer can put their finger on how much their branding drives their income, a question they have probably struggled with for a long time.
He slipped through the cracks, slipped through our fingers, many, many times.
This cutter is designed with an ergonomic handle to keep you in control and your fingers out of the way.
A whole population of 11 million with every iron in the fire doubling as a finger in a dike.
For those who have a problem with that, she offered a charming, subtle middle finger.
I like to end columns with a potential policy fix, some kind of suggested action, or at least a stern finger-wagging.
He stuck his index finger in the red welt around the spot where bin Laden shot me.
Orwell put his finger on the core problem years before he wrote 1984.
And the finger he pointed at the girl quivered with the rage that filled him at this trick they had thought to put upon him.
"You have give a limb," repeated Perry, emphasizing the announcement by shaking his finger at the old man.
I played up one octave, and then I wished to go on by placing my first finger on F sharp.
The blood is obtained from the finger-tip or the lobe of the ear, as for a blood count; only a very small drop is required.
He towered grimly above her, shaking a threatening finger in her very face.