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hold thumbsSouth African Fold one’s fingers over one’s thumb to bring good luck.South Africa will be holding thumbs for double Olympic champion Penny Heyns when she dives off the blocks in defence of her 100m breaststroke title at the Millennium Games in Sydney tomorrow....- We'll keep preparing for the final bid presentation in Chicago in November - and keep holding thumbs.
- An elderly woman said yesterday: ‘I've bought two tickets and I'm holding thumbs because somebody has to win the big one.’
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