Question

let someone stew in their own juice Being punished, she spent last night at home. They let her stew in her own juice.

Accepted Answer

If you let someone stew in their own juice, you leave them to worry about the consequences of their own actions.

Phrase/Idiom	let someone stew in their own juice
Definition	If you let someone stew in their own juice, you leave them to worry about the consequences of their own actions.
Example	Being punished, she spent last night at home. They let her stew in her own juice.

Stew Juice Leave Worry Consequences Actions Punished Spent