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wears sackcloth and ashes

wears sackcloth and ashes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wear sackcloth and ashes.

Meaning of wear sackcloth and ashes

Verb

wear sackcloth and ashes (third-person singular simple present wears sackcloth and ashes, present participle wearing sackcloth and ashes, simple past wore sackcloth and ashes, past participle worn sackcloth and ashes)

  1. (idiomatic) To publicly express regret for something done wrong.

Questions about wears sackcloth and ashes

What is wears sackcloth and ashes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Wears sackcloth and ashes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wear sackcloth and ashes.

Words near wears sackcloth and ashes in the dictionary

  1. wears on one's sleeve
  2. wears one's heart on one's sleeve
  3. wears out
  4. wears out one's welcome
  5. wears rose-colored glasses
  6. wears sackcloth and ashes
  7. wears something on one's sleeve
  8. wears the breeches
  9. wears the pants
  10. wears the trousers
  11. wears thin

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