to stew in one's own juice
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
To suffer the natural consequences of one's actions, to reap as you have sown.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “to stew in one's own juice” mean?
To suffer the natural consequences of one's actions, to reap as you have sown.
Is “to stew in one's own juice” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.