beat your breast

成語所屬單字beat

beat your breast — 慣用語

1. To show public and exaggerated sorrow for something you did wrong.

1.慣用語
釋義

捶胸頓足

To show public and exaggerated sorrow for something you did wrong.

例句

The politician beat his breast and apologized on TV.

Instead of beating your breast, just fix the problem.