Old saying..'.keep your fingers crossed'

Posted by SR May 13, 2004In reply to Old saying..'.keep your fingers crossed' posted by tom reynolds on May 13, 2004

where does the saying 'keep your fingers crossed' originate from.did it always mean the same as we know it today?

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KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED -- From Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings by Gregory Y. Titelman: "Hope for success. The saying derives from the superstition that bad luck may be averted by making the sign of the cross. Originated in the 1920s."