wear sackcloth and ashes

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    To publicly express regret for something done wrong.

    习语

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From the Bible Book of Esther 4:1 "When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly".

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