IN SACKCLOTH AND ASHES


Meaning of IN SACKCLOTH AND ASHES in English

phrasal

: in a spirit of sorrow, repentance, or humility

this, then, is an essay about education by a layman … and it is not written in sackcloth and ashes — M.B.Smith

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