Meaning of stew in one's own gravy | Babel Free

Definitions

Forma verbal. Verb. [C2]

Examples

“In the words of a distinguished man who has himself been the cause of some unexpected changes, the best cure for people who will not be reasoned out of their prejudices is to “stew in their own gravy.””

“He pointed out that it would be a security, that in future French revolutions the people of Paris would be shut up to stew in their own gravy.”

“...be a far more meaningful punishment to allow him to stew in his own gravy for a while, wondering how I was going to make him pay.”

“I let Hugo stew in his own gravy, showered, had a minuscule cognac and went to bed with Olivia Manning, another old literary friend.”

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