The definition of beating one's chest and stamping one's feet: hitting one's chest with one's fists and stamping one's feet on the ground, describing a person who is very anxious, depressed or extremely sad.

Beating one's chest and stamping one's feet is an idiom, which means beating one's chest with fists and stamping one's feet, describing a person who is very sad and remorseful. From "Killing Dogs to Convince Husbands"

Explanation: beat: beat; pause: stomp. Knock your chest, stomp your feet. Describes being very depressed or very sad.

From: The second chapter of "Killing Dogs to Convince Husbands" by Xiao Dexiang of Yuan Dynasty: "I am sincere, except to complain to the sky, but the sky is too high, and I don't know, so I can only beat my chest and stamp my feet and shed tears."

Example: After Kong Ming said this, Xuande was so moved that he burst into tears. Chapter 56 of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Luo Guanzhong of the Ming Dynasty

Grammar: conjunction; used as predicate, attributive, and adverbial; to describe people's anxious, sad, and helpless appearance.

Sentences about beating one's chest and stamping one's feet:

1. The son ran away from home without leaving a note. The couple beat their chests and stamped their feet, feeling like they were sitting on pins and needles.

2. He didn’t listen to anyone’s advice. He didn’t beat his chest and cry until he broke the law and went to jail, but it was too late to regret.

3. In prison, he beat his chest several times and cried loudly, saying that he wanted to change his past and start a new life.

4. Regarding the tragic death of her daughter, she beat her chest in grief, which was heartbreaking.

5. Uncle Wang was so angry that he beat his chest and sighed repeatedly. If he had known this, he would have regretted it.