"Eat away at your conscience" nghĩa là gì?

“Eat (away) at (someone's) conscience” nghĩa là (điều gì đang) ăn mòn, cắn rứt lương tâm của ai.

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Bottled up guilt (cảm giác tội lỗi) has been eating away at your conscience and I am not just talking about the parking boy.

Ah, but you're blushing. I'd say Little Brother's telling fibs (nói dối). Now, come over here and tell your puss-puss what's eating away at your conscience.

Sin isn’t something to mess around with. The longer you try to ignore it, the more it will eat away at your conscience. That's why it's important to confess your sin as soon as possible and ask God to wipe it out of your life for good.

All sin has consequences, but small, intentional sins can eat away at your integrity (liêm chính) until eventually your conscience becomes desensitized (vô cảm) and no longer recognizes what you are doing as sin.

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