sackcloth and ashes, to be in

To be penitent or contrite; in a state of repentance. This term alludes to the ancient Hebrew custom of donning a coarse, dark cloth from which sacks were made and dusting oneself with ashes to signify one’s humility before God. It is mentioned in the Bible: “And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes” (Daniel 9:3). The term may be obsolescent.

词组	sackcloth and ashes, to be in
释义	sackcloth and ashes, to be in sackcloth and ashes, to be in To be penitent or contrite; in a state of repentance. This term alludes to the ancient Hebrew custom of donning a coarse, dark cloth from which sacks were made and dusting oneself with ashes to signify one’s humility before God. It is mentioned in the Bible: “And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes” (Daniel 9:3). The term may be obsolescent. See also: and, sackcloth The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: bats in one's belfry, to have binge-watch cat's paw, (be made) a carrot and the stick, the burned out, to be washboard abs a back number back number be pushing up daisies
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