stew in one's own juice

stew definition

1. n.
   a drinking bout. : These frequent stews must stop. You will ruin your health.
2. n.
   a drunkard. : There are three stews sleeping in the alley.
3. 
   Go to stewed (up). :
4. n.
   a stewardess or steward on an airplane. (Although officially replaced by flight attendat, this term and steward(ess) are still in use.) : My sister is a stew for a major airline.
5. in.
   to fret. : I spent most of last night stewing about my job.
6. n.
   a fretful state. : Don't work yourself into a stew.