I could have said a few comforting words and made him feel better but I thought I'd let him stew a while instead.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
leave to stew — leave (someone) to stew if you leave someone to stew, you leave them to worry about something bad that has happened or something stupid they have done. I could have said a few comforting words and made him feel better but I thought I d let him… … New idioms dictionary
stew in (your) own juice — stew in (your) own juice/juices informal if you leave someone to stew in their own juice, you leave them to worry about something bad that has happened or something stupid they have done. She ll calm down just leave her to stew in her own juices… … New idioms dictionary
stew in (your) own juices — stew in (your) own juice/juices informal if you leave someone to stew in their own juice, you leave them to worry about something bad that has happened or something stupid they have done. She ll calm down just leave her to stew in her own juices… … New idioms dictionary
stew in your own juices — If you leave someone to stew in their own juices, you leave them to worry about the consequences of what they have done wrong or badly … The small dictionary of idiomes
stew — I UK [stjuː] / US [stu] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms stew : singular stew plural stews a dish made by cooking vegetables, and usually meat or fish, slowly in liquid ladling out the lamb stew • in a stew II UK [stjuː] / US [stu] verb… … English dictionary
stew — stew1 [ stu ] noun count or uncount a dish made by cooking vegetables, and usually meat or fish, slowly in liquid: ladling out the lamb stew in a stew INFORMAL very nervous, worried, or confused about something stew stew 2 [ stu ] verb… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
leave — 1 /li:v/ verb past tense and past participle left LEAVE A PLACE, VEHICLE 1 LEAVE (I, T) to go away from a place or a person: What time did you leave the office? | They were so noisy that the manager asked them to leave. (+ for): They re leaving… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stew in your own juice — If you let someone stew in their own juice, you leave them to worry about the consequences of their own actions. Ricky spent last night in prison for starting a fight let him just stew in his own juice! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
let someone stew (in their own juice) — formal phrase to deliberately leave someone to worry about something that they have done wrong Thesaurus: to make someone worried or nervoussynonym Main entry: stew … Useful english dictionary
List of Marvel Family enemies — Through his adventures, Fawcett Comics/DC Comics superhero Captain Marvel and his Marvel Family gained a host of enemies, including the following: Contents 1 Acrobat 2 Adolf Hitler 3 Amoeba Family … Wikipedia
