wear sackcloth and ashes
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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".
Verb
[edit]wear sackcloth and ashes (third-person singular simple present wears sackcloth and ashes, present participle wearing sackcloth and ashes, simple past wore sackcloth and ashes, past participle worn sackcloth and ashes)
Translations
[edit]to publicly express regret for something done wrong
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See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “sackcloth and ashes”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “sackcloth and ashes”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “wear sackcloth and ashes”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “wear sackcloth and ashes”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.