beat oneself up



beat oneself up

Fig. to be overly critical of one's behavior or actions; to punish oneself with guilt and remorse over past actions. (Not a physical beating. Fixed order.) It's over and done with. There's no need to beat yourself up. He's beating himself up over his role in the accident.
See also: beat, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Veda-Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Isabella[.izə'belə]
Isebellaiz-ə-BEL-əEnglish (Rare)
AntÓNia-Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian
EkoE-koIndonesian, Javanese
Ranulph-Scottish