wear sackcloth and ashes

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To publicly express regret for something done wrong. idiomatic

词形变化

wears sackcloth and ashes present,singular,third-person wearing sackcloth and ashes participle,present wore sackcloth and ashes past worn sackcloth and ashes participle,past

词源

From the Bible Book of Esther 4:1 "When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly".
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