keep fingers crossed

"You have got to rise above it and accept some things are dodgy, keep fingers crossed and hope for the best."

Satellites in similar orbits circle the planet once every 90 minutes, so a decade — with thousands of possible close calls — is a long time to keep fingers crossed.

“Be patient,” Hasinger says, “and keep fingers crossed that we get this wonderful machine into orbit.”

The strategy, at its most basic level, is to keep fingers crossed: hope businesses reopen but that a second wave does not materialize, at least until after the election.

“With this complex mission we will not take any risks,” he added, advising people to “keep fingers crossed for tomorrow” at the same time.