be on (one's) conscience



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be on (one's) conscience

To be a persistent cause or source of guilt, such as an act of wrongdoing. It's because of your cruelty that your brother died. I hope it's on your conscience for the rest of your days!
See also: conscience, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nicanor-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Hugo['hju:gəu]
ReettaRE:T-tahFinnish
AspenAS-pənEnglish (Modern)
ByrneBURNEnglish (Rare)
Marfa-Russian