beat his breast in a sentence
- Portillo, needless to say, has never been known to beat his breast over these little peccadilloes.
- Once, at a conference sponsored by the Drake Group, I watched as a Tennessee ethics professor approached Bensel-Meyers and beat his breast over his own cowardice.
- As for instance by saying : He asked for that sum because it was what he was getting in his previous job, or, He was the only applicant for the job, so I had no option . In such cases the employer may beat his breast, and say : I did not pay him more because he was a man.
- I give tithes of all that I get .'But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn't even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying,'God, be merciful to me, a sinner !'I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted . " | Luke 18 : 9-14, World English Bible }}
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