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dine on ashes en · VERB
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(idiomatic) To mope over past defeats or failures.
His redemptive power — propels us forward. It will not allow us to continue dining on ashes. The journey is yet before us, with Him. There is yet much to be done. There are many successes yet before us, and He calls us to move toward them.
2009, Charles Westbrook, Fresh Daily, page 25:Yet again his studies could not relieve the sense of defeat. He could not help dining on ashes. How long had he struggled on this stupid thesis?
2013, Richard Black, A Cross in Time, page 16:
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