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 someone 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 — [[t]stju͟ː, AM stu͟ː[/t]] stews, stewing, stewed 1) N VAR A stew is a meal which you make by cooking meat and vegetables in liquid at a low temperature. She served him a bowl of beef stew... They made a stew. 2) VERB When you stew meat,… … English dictionary
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
stew in one's juices — verb To be alone and self absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of ones own actions. Nothin like mystery to keep that rotten little camp up on its toes, he muttered. Ill just leave that… … Wiktionary
