say one's beads

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say one's beads — idiom

1. to say a series of prayers while moving the small balls of a rosary through your

1.idiom
Definition

to say a series of prayers while moving the small balls of a rosary through your fingers, one for each prayer.

Example

Every evening, Grandmother sat by the window and quietly said her beads.

The old nuns said their beads together before going to bed.