"beat one's breast" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: beats one's breast [present, singular, third-person], beating one's breast [participle, present], beat one's breast [past], beaten one's breast [participle, past], beat one's breast [colloquial, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten:beat􂀿colloquial􂁀> one's breast}} 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)
  1. (figuratively) To ostentatiously display remorse, sorrow, or upset. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: beat one's chest Translations (Translations): lyödä rintaansa [biblical, religion, lifestyle] (Finnish), battre sa coulpe (French), bić się w piersi [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-beat_one's_breast-en-verb-~40OhW4U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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