beat one breast (verb) bemoan: express sorrow
Detalii: bemoan is motivated when pity or grief is over an event that is joined to a consequence, whereas lament is motivated when the grief is over the event itself
Sinonime: baffle, bring up short,
confound, dumbfound,
foil, mystify, nonplus, outwit,
perplex, puzzle,
stagger,
stick,
stop,
stymieAntonime: explain,
explicate,
help