I'm in such a stew about my dog. She ran away last night.
•Now, now. Don't get in a stew. She'll be back when she gets hungry.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 — 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
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
in a stew — When someone is in a stew about something, they are worried and agitated. When she was organizing the wedding reception, Laura got into a stew over the seating arrangements … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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
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
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
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