身みに覚おぼえがある

expression, godan verb (-ru, irregular)

have a guilty conscience; remember doing something (oneself)

Used when someone feels they might be responsible for something, often in negative contexts. Frequently appears as 身に覚えがない (I don't recall doing that / I have no memory of that).

See also: 身に覚えのある

• そんなことをした身みに覚おぼえはない。

  I have no memory of having done such a thing.

• 彼かれは身みに覚おぼえがあるらしく、うつむいた。

  He looked down, as if he had a guilty conscience.