stew in one's juices en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one's own actions.
[H]e had come to deliver young Kiner to the police station. There, he said, he was left to stew in his juices for an hour, during which he conjured visions of cruel and inhuman punishment.
1987 June 15, Joe Gergen, “Casey still striking out”, in The Sporting News, retrieved 21 Jun 2009:Unable to run around a field or court, "these golfers are stewing in their juices," he said. '"They have nowhere to go but think about what might happen," he added.
2007 June 12, Damon Hack, “Golf: Pressure and Stress of Waiting”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 Jun 2009:"Nothin' like mystery to keep that rotten little camp up on its toes," he muttered. "I'll just leave that mess to stew in its own juices for a while."
1914, Peter B. Kyne, chapter 16, in The Long Chance:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stews in one's juices | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| stewed in one's juices | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stewed in one's juices | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| stew in one's own juice | alternative | lexicographic | |
| stew in one's own juices | alternative | lexicographic | |
| stewing in one's juices | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
reap what one sows · bring one's own hide to market · self-saucing · make one's bed and lie in it
Synonyms
stew in one's own grease · stew in one's own gravy · mope · fret · stew in one's own broth · fume
Translations (7)
ru вари́ться в со́бственном соку́ (be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one's own actions) · fi miettiä tekojaan (be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one's own actions) · no steke i sitt eget fett (be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one's own actions) · fr mijoter dans son jus (be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one's own actions) · is súpa seyðið af eigin hegðun (be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one's own actions) · is súpa seyðið af eigin gerðum (be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one's own actions) · it cuocere nel proprio brodo (be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one's own actions)