stew\ in\ one's\ own\ juice

stew\ in\ one's\ own\ juice
v. phr. informal
To suffer from something that you have caused to happen yourself.

John lied to Tom, but Tom found out. Now Tom is making John stew in his own juice.

I warned you not to steal those apples. You got caught, and you can stew in your own juice.


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  • stew in one's own juice — {v. phr.}, {informal} To suffer from something that you have caused to happen yourself. * /John lied to Tom, but Tom found out. Now Tom is making John stew in his own juice./ * /I warned you not to steal those apples. You got caught, and you can… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • stew in one's own juice — {v. phr.}, {informal} To suffer from something that you have caused to happen yourself. * /John lied to Tom, but Tom found out. Now Tom is making John stew in his own juice./ * /I warned you not to steal those apples. You got caught, and you can… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • stew in one's own juice — phrasal : to suffer the discomfort of conditions or circumstances brought about by oneself * * * stew in one s own juice To be left to reap the consequences of one s own actions • • • Main Entry: ↑stew * * * informal suffer anxiety or the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • stew in one's own juice — idi stew in one s own juice, to suffer the consequences of one s own actions …   From formal English to slang

  • stew in one's own juice — informal be left to suffer the consequences of one s own actions. → stew …   English new terms dictionary

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  • stew in one's own juice — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. endure, be punished, take one s own medicine*; see suffer 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • stew in one's own juice — be in the situation that one has created for oneself; brood over one s anger or dissatisfaction …   English contemporary dictionary

  • in one's own juice — See: STEW IN ONE S OWN JUICE …   Dictionary of American idioms

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