Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "To cross one's fingers is a hand gesture commonly used to wish for luck. Occasionally it is interpreted as an attempt to implore God for protection. The gesture is referred to by the common expressions \"cross your fingers\", \"keep your fingers crossed\", or just \"fingers crossed\".Some people, mostly children, also use the gesture to excuse their telling of a white lie. By extension, a similar belief is that crossing one's fingers invalidates a promise being made."@en }
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- Crossed_fingers abstract "To cross one's fingers is a hand gesture commonly used to wish for luck. Occasionally it is interpreted as an attempt to implore God for protection. The gesture is referred to by the common expressions \"cross your fingers\", \"keep your fingers crossed\", or just \"fingers crossed\".Some people, mostly children, also use the gesture to excuse their telling of a white lie. By extension, a similar belief is that crossing one's fingers invalidates a promise being made.".
- Crossed_fingers comment "To cross one's fingers is a hand gesture commonly used to wish for luck. Occasionally it is interpreted as an attempt to implore God for protection. The gesture is referred to by the common expressions \"cross your fingers\", \"keep your fingers crossed\", or just \"fingers crossed\".Some people, mostly children, also use the gesture to excuse their telling of a white lie. By extension, a similar belief is that crossing one's fingers invalidates a promise being made.".