stew in one's own juices

A form of stew in one's juices — To be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one's own actions.

Meanings

verbstew in one's own juices (third-person singular simple present stews in one's own juices, present participle stewing in one's own juices, simple past and past participle stewed in one's own juices)

present singular third person stews in one's own juices · participle present stewing in one's own juices · participle past stewed in one's own juices · past stewed in one's own juices

  1. alternativeAlternative form of stew in one's juices.
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