wore sackcloth and ashes
wore sackcloth and ashes is the simple past 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)
- To publicly express regret for something done wrong.
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- Wore sackcloth and ashes is the simple past of wear sackcloth and ashes.
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