Eat (away) at (someone's) conscience proverb slang
The phrase also translates into " cắn rứt lương tâm" in Vietnamese.
To make oneself feel more and more an anxious sensation of guilt, blame especially over a long term.
Playing truant from school has been eating away at my conscience for over a year.
The criminal has been eating away at his conscience for a long time, so he comes to the police station and confesses everything on her own.
You shouldn't eat away at your conscience because of that situation, everyone will empathize with your own action.
To shake a lot due to the cold or fear
be so excited or nervous about that something and want to know what is going to happen next
To be very anxious
Too excited or nervous about something to be still or calm.
used when you feel that did not feel guilty as you did nothing wrong