slightly formal

if you wear sackcloth and ashes, you show by your behaviour that you are very sorry for something you did wrong.

I've already apologized. How long must I wear sackcloth and ashes before you'll forgive me?

• in the open
• in theory
• in the palm of hand
• in the palm of your hand
• in the picture
• in the pink
• in the pink of
• in the pink of something
• in the pipeline
• in the process of
• in the process of doing something
• in the public eye
• in the raw
• in the red
• in the right place at the right time
• in the rough
• in the running
• in the saddle
• in the same ballpark
• in the same boat
• in the same breath
• in the same league
• in the same league as
• in the same league as someone
• in the same league as something