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worry beads

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worry beads
pl.n.
A string of beads for fingering in times of worry, boredom, or tension.

worry beads
pl n
a string of beads that when fingered or played with supposedly relieves nervous tension
Translations
worry beads
plBetperlen pl


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Byline: Oliver Holt Get the prayer mats out Fiddle with the worry beads Make the sign of the cross Light a candle Wear your lucky pants Mutter the incantations Dance around a camp fire deep in the forest Cross your fingers And your toes DO whatever you can to keep England's best players free of broken metatarsals and torn ligaments over the next eight months.
While David Moyes's side have acquired a taste for Europe, previous evidence had shown a worrying aversion to more domestic matters, last week's second-half capitulation at Fulham causing supporters to reach for the worry beads.
The waterfront at Vathi is made up of tavernas with a few supermarkets, be-hinwhich is a traditional village square where old men with worry beads sit and chat and children play.
 
 
 
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