Emotions & feelings

carry guilt around

keep feeling guilty

If you carry guilt around, you continue to feel guilty about something for a long time.

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Does he still talk about the argument?

Yes, he carries guilt around about it.

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You should not carry guilt around for something that was not your fault.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: carry a guilt around

Say: carry guilt around

"Guilt" is normally uncountable in this expression, so it does not take "a."

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How it fits in a sentence.

carry guilt around; carry guilt around about something

Your turn: say it out loud

You should not carry guilt around for something that was not your fault.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

carry guilt around

keep feeling guilty

“You should not carry guilt around for something that was not your fault.”

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