have a guilty conscience;be inwardly guilty; know that justice is not on one’s side; feel that one is not on solid ground; with one’s self-confidence crumbling (/sinking/striking)
❍ 他诬告了你,自然~。Naturally he is feeling apprehensive because he is not on solid ground after he has lodged a false accusation against you.
理亏心虚lǐ kuī xīn xū
比喻理由站不住脚,心里发虚。have a guilty conscience, have compunctions, become scared, with one’s self-confidence shrinking