Idiom
stew in one's juices
Meaning
To be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one's own actions.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He made a mistake and now he must stew in his own juices.”
“I warned him about the risks, but he ignored me, so now he can just stew in his own juices.”
“Rather than offering immediate assistance, she left him to stew in his own juices, believing he needed to face the consequences of his poor decisions alone.”
Examples
simple
“He made a mistake and now he must stew in his own juices.”
contextual
“I warned him about the risks, but he ignored me, so now he can just stew in his own juices.”
complex
“Rather than offering immediate assistance, she left him to stew in his own juices, believing he needed to face the consequences of his poor decisions alone.”
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