stew in one’s own juices (to) [exp]

Meaning:

• to suffer from the outcome or result of your own action.

Examples:

1. I told you don’t eat too much at night. You are stewing in your own juices with such a stomachache.
2. She was stewing in her own juices after making a costly mistake during the presentation.
3. The novelist’s protagonist spent weeks stewing in his own juices after a failed relationship.
4. Rather than confronting the issue directly, he chose to stew in his own juices.
5. After forgetting her best friend’s birthday, she decided to stew in her own juices before apologizing.
6. He was left to stew in his own juices after his rude behavior caused his friends to avoid him.
7. The employee who caused the mix-up was given time to stew in his own juices before the manager stepped in to help.
8. After realizing he’d hurt her feelings, I let him stew in his own juices for a while before talking to him.
9. She was stewing in her own juices after her impulsive comment caused a misunderstanding at work.
10. The boss decided to let him stew in his own juices after missing the deadline.