examine one’s conscience; examine oneself ? 事后，他～，不由得悔恨交加。Afterwards,when he examined his own conscience,he could not but have mixed feelings of remorse and shame.
撫躬自問(wèn)fǔ ɡōnɡ zì wèn
躬：身體。撫摩著自身，問(wèn)自己。比喻反思自己。examine one’s own conscience, examine oneself, search one’s heart