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Have scruples about

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  • have scruples about — have misgivings about, have qualms concerning, suffer from pangs of conscience concerning …   English contemporary dictionary

  • scruples — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ moral, religious ▪ a man of few moral scruples VERB + SCRUPLES ▪ have ▪ overcome ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • scruples — n. 1) to have scruples 2) moral scruples 3) scruples about * * * moral scruples to have scruples scruples about …   Combinatory dictionary

  • scruple — scrupleless, adj. /skrooh peuhl/, n., v., scrupled, scrupling. n. 1. a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions. 2. a very small portion or amount. 3. a unit of weight equal to 20… …   Universalium

  • scruple — /ˈskrupəl / (say skroohpuhl) noun 1. hesitation or reluctance from conscientious or other restraining reasons: *I felt strong and brave again, with not a scruple left. –jessica anderson, 1978. 2. a very small portion or amount. 3. a unit of… …  

  • shy away from — she shied away from success Syn: flinch at, demur at, recoil at, hang back from, have scruples about, have misgivings about, have qualms about, be chary of, be diffident toward, be bashful about, fight shy of, balk at …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • shrink — verb 1) the number of competitors shrank Syn: get smaller, become/grow smaller, contract, diminish, lessen, reduce, decrease, dwindle, decline, fall off, drop off Ant: expand, increase 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • fight shy of — FLINCH FROM, demur from, recoil from; have scruples about, have misgivings about, have qualms about, be averse to, be chary of, be loath to, be reluctant to, be disinclined to, be afraid to, hesitate to, baulk at; informal boggle at; archaic… …   Useful english dictionary

  • scruple — [skro͞o′pəl] n. [MFr scrupule < L scrupulus, small sharp stone (hence small weight, difficulty, doubt), dim. of scrupus, sharp stone < IE * skreup < base * (s)ker , to cut] 1. a very small quantity, amount, or part 2. a) an ancient Roman …   English World dictionary

  • gnat — [nat] n. [ME < OE gnæt, akin to Ger dial. gnatze, LowG gnatte < IE * ghnedh < base * ghen > GNAW] 1. any of various small insects, esp. certain dipterous flies, which often bite 2. Brit. a mosquito strain at a gnat to hesitate or have …   English World dictionary

  • make a matter of conscience — To have scruples about • • • Main Entry: ↑conscience …   Useful english dictionary

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