stew in one’s own juice

【字面理解】用自己的汁炖自己

【英文解析】to be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one’s own actions

【中文解析】自作自受;自食其果

【典型例句】① Tom was caught cheating in the exam and he had to stew in his own juice.汤姆考试作弊被抓住了。他这是自作自受。

② We told her not to trust him but she wouldn’t listen一so let her stew in her own juice!我们告诉她不要相信他， 可她不听，那就让她自食其果吧!

【注释】该习语一般用在口语和非正式场合，来自法语的 同义习语cuiredans sonjus。目前关于该习语的起源 没有确切的说法，有一种解释是，在中世纪的欧洲， 火刑比较盛行，对某些触犯了教规教义的异教徒就处 以火刑是一种十分残酷的刑罚。“用自己的汁炖自己” 形象地描绘了遭受火刑之人所受的煎熬。