俯ふ仰ぎょう天てん地ち

noun

having nothing to be ashamed of before heaven and earth

A yojijukugo expressing a clear conscience, as if one can look up to heaven and down to earth without shame. Very rare and literary; not used in everyday conversation.

• 「俯ふ仰ぎょう天てん地ちに愧はじず」という言こと葉ばは、心こころにやましいところがないことを表あらわす。

  The phrase 俯仰天地に愧じず expresses having nothing to be ashamed of in one's heart.