"Early Christians used the gesture to implore the protection of the Holy Cross."
It's praying. I don't think the english language has any good phrases for this that didn't come from christianity. The german "die Daumen drücken" is also not common in english.
"Early Christians used the gesture to implore the protection of the Holy Cross."
It's praying. I don't think the english language has any good phrases for this that didn't come from christianity. The german "die Daumen drücken" is also not common in english.