breast-beating

But we've got more and more people who are breast beating and telling us they absolutely know where the line should be drawn because they talked to Jesus.

"I would like a little less breast beating and finger pointing and a hell of a lot more planning."

In any event the royal family, both by training and inclination, shy away from emotional breast beating.

No breast beating allowed!

C'mon, Afra, let's permit a little common sense to infiltrate the breast beating.

Setting aside all the issues of moral responsibility and self-righteous breast beating, in terms of pure self-interest, knowing what we know--" "Suspect.

As they talk, Koppel decodes his producers' discussion about both sides' anger: "Behind all this breast beating I sense they're still trying to continue a diplomatic discussion."

That was certainly appropriate to Kleban's personality, but it contributed to the show's breast beating.

After much anguished breast beating, the three figure out how to live happily ever.

I wanted to go out in the yard and do a little yelling and breast beating, just to let off steam.