stew in one's juices

Meaning: (idiomatic)To bealoneandself-absorbedin anuncomfortablestate of mind, especially whileexperiencingtheunpleasanteffects of one's own actions.1914,Peter B. Kyne, chapter 16, inThe Long Chance:"Nothin' like mystery to keep that rotten little camp up on its toes," he muttered. "I'll just leave that mess tostew in its own juicesfor a while."1987June 15, Joe Gergen, “Casey still striking out”, inThe Sporting News, retrieved21 June 2009:[H]e had come to deliver young Kiner to the police station. There, he said, he was left tostew in his juicesfor an hour, during which he conjured visions of cruel and inhuman punishment.2007June 12, Damon Hack, “Golf: Pressure and Stress of Waiting”, inNew York Times, retrieved21 June 2009:Unable to run around a field or court, "these golfers arestewing in their juices," he said. '"They have nowhere to go but think about what might happen," he added.

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