Meaning Of The Word Beat one's breast
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What's The Definition Of Beat one's breast?
beat one's breast in British English
to display guilt and remorse publicly or ostentatiously to display one's grief, remorse, etc., in a loud and demonstrative manner to make an exaggerated display of one's feelings of guilt, remorse, etc. |
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