leave (one) to stew
leave (one) to stew
To allow one to feel fearful, anxious, guilty, etc., without offering them comfort or closure on the matter. After the kids broke the window, I left them to stew in their bedroom for a while before laying into them about it. I can tell that the boss is upset with how my report turned out, but I think he's just leaving me to stew about it before he brings it up.
See also: leave, stew
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- let (one) stew
- let somebody stew
- take a chill pill
- one's heart is in mouth
- (one's) heart is in (one's) mouth
- your heart is in your mouth
- be shitting it
- wimpy
- funk
- a blue funk