butterfingers
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Should England lose out, they will have questions to answer over their cavalier first-innings declaration, the fitness of Moeen Ali's finger and Bairstow's butterfingers.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2023
While my favorite cousins Vic and Plas and our best friend Art ruled neighborhood pigskin games and Madden, my noodle arm and butterfingers read books and articles about the sport’s past.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023
Speaking as a chronic butterfingers myself: I really don’t think your wife is going to hurt your baby.
From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2020
Pakistan dispatched South Africa by 49 runs on Sunday to stay in contention for the Cricket World Cup semifinals, but the brilliance of the effort was tarnished by butterfingers in the field.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2019
“Some of my best friends are greased pigs, bottle nose. Oops! Missed me again, you old butterfingers, you.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 2
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