to eat (away) at one's conscience
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conscience
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konshēns

Definition & Meaning of "eat (away) at one's conscience"in English

to eat (away) at one's conscience
01

*to increasingly cause or inspire troubled feelings of guilt, especially for an extended period of time 

Examples
Don't let it eat at your conscience, anyone would have done the same thing in that situation. 
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