coda di paglia

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “straw tail, tail made of straw”.

Noun

coda di paglia f (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) a guilty conscience, pangs of conscience, especially of actions unknown or undisclosed to others
    Synonym: coscienza sporca

Usage notes

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