beat one's breast in 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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    {
      "form": "beaten one's breast",
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      "glosses": [
        "To ostentatiously display remorse, sorrow, or upset."
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        "(figuratively) To ostentatiously display remorse, sorrow, or upset."
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "topics": [
            "biblical",
            "religion",
            "lifestyle"
          ],
          "word": "lyödä rintaansa"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "battre sa coulpe"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
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          "word": "bić się w piersi"
        }
      ]
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  "word": "beat one's breast"
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "beat one's breast",
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      "topics": [
        "biblical",
        "religion",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "lyödä rintaansa"
    },
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      "word": "battre sa coulpe"
    },
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      "word": "bić się w piersi"
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"beat one's breast" meaning in English

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