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cause (one) qualms

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cause (one) qualms

To cause one to feel some or certain hesitations, apprehensions, uneasiness, or pangs of conscience (about something or someone). Lying always causes me qualms, so I doubt I'll be able to tell my boss that I'm sick just to get a long weekend. I thought Jonathan's promotion was a done deal, but his latest interview seems to have caused the board of directors some qualms.
See also: cause, qualm
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cause qualms

(about someone or something) Go to qualms (about someone or something).
See also: cause, qualm

*qualms (about someone or something)

an uneasy feeling of one's conscience about someone or something. (*Typically: cause ~; have ~; have no ~; give someone ~.) Do you have any qualms about telling a little white lie to Mary about her not getting an invitation to the party?
See also: qualm
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
See also:
  • cause qualms
  • qualm
  • qualms
  • give (one) qualms
  • have (some/any) qualms about (something or someone)
  • have no qualms about (something)
  • not have any qualms about (something)
  • go through with
  • go through with (something)
  • ease (one's) conscience


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