Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stew in one's own gravy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: stew in one's own -gravy
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of stew in one's juices.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

stews in one's own gravy (present, singular) stewing in one's own gravy (participle, present) stewed in one's own gravy (participle, past) stewed in one's own gravy (past)

Synonyms

stew in one's juices

Questions

What does stew in one's own gravy mean?: Synonym of stew in one's juices.

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