stew in (your) own juices

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 for a bit.


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