to come clean (about something), to admit the truth after hiding it, to have a clear conscience, to feel you have done nothing wrong, to lie through your teeth, to lie completely and confidently, an honest mistake, a mistake made without bad intention, to have a guilty conscience, to feel bad about something wrong you did, to carry the weight of guilt, to feel strongly responsible for something bad, to be in the wrong, to be morally responsible for a mistake, to stand by your principles, to stay true to your beliefs, to take the high road, to act morally even when others don’t, to cross the line, to go beyond acceptable behaviour, to bend the rules, to break rules slightly (sometimes seen as acceptable), to be up to no good, to be behaving suspiciously or immorally, a slippery slope, a situation that leads gradually to worse behaviour, what goes around comes around, people eventually face consequences, to get what you deserve, to receive fair consequences, to play God, to make decisions about life and death or moral control, to take justice into your own hands, to punish someone yourself instead of the law

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