Keep one's fingers crossed
By metaphor: wished him success. Hoped that he would succeed in his endeavors.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הֶחְזִיק לוֹ אֶצְבָּעוֹת
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: אִחֵל לוֹ הַצְלָחָה. קִוָּה שֶׁהוּא שֶׁיַּצְלִיחַ בְּמַעֲשָׂיו.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)