Смысл: conscienceconscience[ʹkɒnʃ(ə)ns] n <Í> 1. совесть clear /good/ conscience - чистая совесть bad /evil/ conscience - нечистая совесть pangs /pricks, remorse/ of conscience - угрызения совести freedom /liberty/ of conscience - свобода совести; свобода вероисповедания duty in conscience - долг совести for conscience (') sake - для успокоения совести to have smth. on one's conscience - иметь что-л. на совести to go against one's conscience - идти против совести to act [to decide] according to one's conscience - поступать [решать] по совести to get smth. off one's conscience - ≅ успокоить свою совесть to make smth. a matter of conscience - считать что-л. делом своей совести /своим долгом/ to come to terms with one's conscience - пойти на сделку с совестью to have the conscience to do [to say] smth. - иметь наглость /нахальство/ сделать [сказать] что-л. 2. сознание public conscience - общественное сознание matter and conscience - филос.материя и сознание ♢in all conscience, upon one's conscience - а) по совести говоря; I cannot in all conscience ask him to do it - совесть не позволяет мне поручить ему это; б) конечно, безусловно; I cannot in all conscience agree - я никак не могу согласиться my conscience! - вот так так!; вот те на! a guilty conscience is a self-accuser - посл.нечистая совесть спать не даёт a good conscience is a constant feast - посл.у кого совесть чиста, тот может спать спокойно; чистая совесть душу веселит a quiet conscience sleeps in thunder - посл.у кого совесть чиста, тот спит спокойно Í>
in good conscience Идиома
in all good conscience
Idiom(s): in (all) good conscience
Theme: MOTIVATION
having good motives; displaying motives that will not result in a guilty conscience. • In all good conscience, I could not recommend that you buy this car. • In good conscience, she could not accept the reward She had only been acting as a good citizen should.
have a clear conscience about
Idiom(s): have a clear conscience (about sb or sth) AND have a clean conscience (about someone or sth)
Theme: GUILTLESSNESS
to be free of guilt about someone or something. • I'm sorry that John got the blame. I have a clean conscience about the whole affair. • I have a clear conscience about John and his problems. • I didn't do it. I have a clean conscience. • She can't sleep at night because she doesn't have a clear conscience.
have a clean conscience about
Idiom(s): have a clear conscience (about sb or sth) AND have a clean conscience (about someone or sth)
Theme: GUILTLESSNESS
to be free of guilt about someone or something. • I'm sorry that John got the blame. I have a clean conscience about the whole affair. • I have a clear conscience about John and his problems. • I didn't do it. I have a clean conscience. • She can't sleep at night because she doesn't have a clear conscience.
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
You sleep well when you have nothing to feel guilty about.
have a clear conscience Also, have a clean conscience. Feel free of guilt or responsibility. For example, I have a clear conscience—I did all I could to help. This idiom is also put as one's conscience is clear or clean, as in His conscience is clean about telling the whole story. The adjective clear has been used in the sense of “innocent” since about 1400; clean was so used from about 1300.
in conscience
in conscience Also, in all good conscience. In all truth or fairness, as in I can't in conscience say that the meeting went well, or In all good conscience we can't support their stand on disarmament. [Late 1500s]
in acceptable conscience
With admirable motives that would not account one to feel guilty. Despite the affiance of massive bonuses, I could not in acceptable censor advertise our barter sub-prime mortgages.I acquire to be able to assurance off on the company's accounts in acceptable conscience.Learn more: conscience, good
in (all) acceptable conscience
Fig. accepting acceptable motives; announcement motives that will not aftereffect in a accusable conscience. In all acceptable conscience, I could not acclaim that you buy this car.In acceptable conscience, she could not acquire the reward. She had alone been acting as a acceptable aborigine should.Learn more: conscience, good
in all/good ˈconscience
while actuality honest or just: You cannot in all censor anticipate that is fair pay.Learn more: all, conscience, goodLearn more:
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