ALL meanings of in sack cloth and ashes
in sack cloth and ash
I i - noun in sack cloth and ashes sacking. 1
- noun in sack cloth and ashes coarse cloth worn as a sign of mourning or penitence. 1
- idioms in sack cloth and ashes in sackcloth and ashes, in a state of repentance or sorrow; contrite: She would be in sackcloth and ashes for days over every trifling error she made. 1