"how can you sleep at night" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-how can you sleep at night.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} how can you sleep at night
  1. A rhetorical question, used to tell someone that they should feel guilty about something. Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions, Sleep

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