a hair shirt



a hair shirt

if someone wears a hair shirt, they choose to make their life unpleasant by not having or experiencing anything that gives them pleasure I don't think you have to put on a hair shirt in order to be a socialist.
See also: hair, shirt

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Key[ki:]
Clementia-Late Roman
Somchai-Thai
Mads-Danish
BÁIrbreBAHR-breIrish
Egil-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish