Keep One's Fingers Crossed Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Keep One's Fingers Crossed Idiom mean?

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keep one's fingers crossed What does keep one's fingers crossed mean?	hope for the best.	A: "How did you do on the test?"
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jump all over (someone) What does "jump all over (someone)" mean?	criticize/scold/blame someone	As soon as I began to talk about my plans for the summer my boss jumped all over me.
be with it What does "be with it" mean?	to be able to focus or concentrate on something	The man is not with it and cannot understand what I am saying.
have one's hands full (with someone or something) What does "have one's hands full (with someone or something)" mean?	to be busy/occupied with someone or something	The woman has her hands full with her three children.
fall short of (one`s expectations) What does "fall short of (one`s expectations)" mean?	to be not be as good as one expected	The new movie fell short of everyone`s expectations and attendance is very low.
Get the green light What does "Get the green light" mean?	If you get the green light to do something, you are given the necessary permission, authorisation.
go into (something) with one's eyes (wide) open What does "go into (something) with one's eyes (wide) open" mean?	to do something or make a choice about something while knowing the problems that are involved and while having all of the necessary information	The couple went into the construction contract with their eyes wide open.

on one's chest What does "on one's chest" mean?	worrisome thoughts or feelings that one might need to share with someone else	I had a long talk with my friend last night because I had many problems on my chest.
flog a dead horse What does "flog a dead horse" mean?	to continue fighting a battle that has been won, to continue to argue a point that has been settled	My friend was flogging a dead horse when she would not stop arguing about the mistake on her paycheck.
as poor as a church mouse What does "as poor as a church mouse" mean?	very poor	The young mother is as poor as a church mouse and she has little money to feed her family.
a calculated risk What does "a calculated risk" mean?	an action that may fail but has a good chance to succeed	The company took a calculated risk when they put the new computer screen on the market.

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Keep One's Fingers Crossed Idiom