单词 | to leave to stew in one's own juice |
释义 | > as lemmasto leave to (or let) stew in one's own juice c. In figurative phrases, with the sense: To be left to suffer the natural consequences of one's own actions; as to leave to (or let) stew in one's own juice. Cf. fry v.1 3, and French cuire dans son jus. Also in the senses: To be left to one's own devices, to be kept in a state of uneasy suspense, and elliptical, as to leave (one) to stew, to let (one) stew. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > be apprehensive [verb (intransitive)] > be kept in state of apprehension stew1656 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso (1674) ii. liii. 204 [He] could not better discover Hypocrites, than by suffering them (like Oysters) to stew in their own water. 1885 Times 21 May 8/3 I have held that it would be possible..with some reservations, to allow the Soudan to ‘stew in its own grease’. 1885 W. Harcourt Speech at Lowestoft 14 Dec. Liberals must not be in a hurry to turn the Tories out. He would let them for a few months stew in their own Parnellite juice. 1901 Scotsman 7 Mar. 7/4 Abyssinian soldiers are to be withdrawn, and the Tigreans are to be left to stew in their own juice. 1921 J. Galsworthy To Let ii. vii. 184 ‘Please don't let me bother you if you've got people.’ ‘Not at all... I want to let them stew in their own juice for a bit.’ 1928 W. S. Maugham Ashenden vii. 116 I left her to stew in her own juice for a week before I went to see her. She was in a very pretty state of nerves by then. 1934 ‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days ii. 38 Office babus are the real rulers of this country now... Best thing we can do is to shut up shop and let 'em stew in their own juice. 1961 B. Fergusson Watery Maze xv. 378 The Japanese in Tenasserim could safely be left to stew in their own juice once we had Rangoon. 1976 W. Greatorex Crossover 182 ‘It was me,’ Calder said. ‘I made up the story.’ Calder let them stew in the silence. 1980 Church Times 3 Oct. 9/2 After letting us stew for three months, the Lord served up a miracle in the form of a perfect house for us in Berkeley. < as lemmas |
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