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单词 stew in own juice
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stew in own juice


stew in (one's) own juice(s)

To remain alone with one's emotions, usually unpleasant ones like anger or disappointment. Kevin was in such a foul mood at dinner that I left early and just let him stew in his own juices.See also: own, stew

stew in one's own juice

Fig. to be left alone to suffer one's anger or disappointment. John has such a terrible temper. When he got mad at us, we just let him go away and stew in his own juice. After John stewed in his own juice for a while, he decided to come back and apologize to us.See also: juice, own, stew

Stevenson, Adlai E.

Stevenson, Adlai E. (Ewing)

(1835–1914) vice-president, politician; born in Christian County, Ky. (grandfather of Adlai Stevenson). As first assistant postmaster (1885–89), he supported patronage and fired thousands of people. As vice-president during Grover Cleveland's second term (1893–97), he made many friends and presided gracefully over the Senate. He ran unsuccessfully for the vice-presidency in 1900 and the governorship of Illinois in 1908.
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