過あやまちを改あらためる

expression, ichidan verb

correct a fault; mend one's ways

A formal, somewhat literary expression for acknowledging and correcting one's own mistake or wrongdoing. Often used in moral or reflective contexts.

• 過あやまちを改あらためるのに遅おそすぎることはない。

  It is never too late to mend one's ways.

• 彼かれは自じ分ぶんの過あやまちを改あらためる勇ゆう気きを持もっていた。

  He had the courage to correct his own fault.