on your conscience

on your conscience
on your conscience phrase
causing you to feel guilty

He will always have her death on his conscience.

Thesaurus: making you feel ashamed or embarrassedsynonym
Main entry: conscience

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on your conscience
◇ If something is on your conscience, it makes you feel guilty.

I have to tell you the truth, because I don't want this on my conscience any longer.

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Main Entry:conscience

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on your ˈconscience idiom
making you feel guilty for doing or failing to do sth

I'll write and apologize. I've had it on my conscience for weeks.

It's still on my conscience that I didn't warn him in time.

Main entry:conscienceidiom

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