coda di paglia

Italian

Etymology

Literally “straw tail, tail made of straw”.

Noun

coda di paglia f (singular only)

(idiomatic) guilty conscience, pangs of conscience.

Usage notes

Used especially in the expression avere la coda di paglia (“to feel guilty, to have a guilty conscience”).

Synonyms

coscienza sporca

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