prick conscience



prick somebody's conscience

to make someone feel guilty Seeing pictures of starving children pricks my conscience, but I rarely give money to charity.
See also: conscience, prick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bush[buʃ]
TİMuÇİN-Turkish
Nanda-Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
VidarVEE-dahr (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology
JenaJEN-əEnglish
Ptolemaios-Ancient Greek