beat one's breast

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English

Verb

beat one's breast (third-person singular simple present beats one's breast, present participle beating one's breast, simple past beat one's breast, past participle beaten one's breast or (colloquial) beat one's breast)

(figuratively) To ostentatiously display remorse, sorrow, or upset.
Synonym: beat one's chest

Translations

Translations

Finnish: lyödä rintaansa (biblical)
French: battre sa coulpe (fr)
Polish: bić się w piersi (pl) impf

Further reading

“beat your breast chest”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“beat one s breast”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“to beat one s breast”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“beat your breast” (US) / “beat your breast” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
“beat one’s breast”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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