stew in own juice

stew in (one's) (own) juice(s)

To brood over one's unpleasant emotions, such as guilt, anger, or anxiety, in isolation. Kevin was in such a foul mood at dinner that I left early and just let him stew in his own juice. I can tell the suspect is racked with guilt. Let her stew in her juices for a while, and she'll confess.

stew in one's own juice

Fig. to be left alone to suffer one's anger or disappointment. John has such a terrible temper. When he got mad at us, we just let him go away and stew in his own juice. After John stewed in his own juice for a while, he decided to come back and apologize to us.

词组	stew in own juice
释义	stew in own juice stew in (one's) (own) juice(s) To brood over one's unpleasant emotions, such as guilt, anger, or anxiety, in isolation. Kevin was in such a foul mood at dinner that I left early and just let him stew in his own juice. I can tell the suspect is racked with guilt. Let her stew in her juices for a while, and she'll confess. See also: stew Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. stew in one's own juice Fig. to be left alone to suffer one's anger or disappointment. John has such a terrible temper. When he got mad at us, we just let him go away and stew in his own juice. After John stewed in his own juice for a while, he decided to come back and apologize to us. See also: juice, own, stew McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: stew in (one's) (own) juice(s) stew in one's own juice stew in your own juice let (one) stew in (one's) own juice(s) let someone stew in their own juice leave (one) to stew in (one's) own juice(s) come to a bad end come to a bad/sticky end fall out with (someone) about (something) fall out with (someone) over (something)
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