stew in your own juice
US /stuː ɪn jʊər oʊn dʒuːs/
UK /stuː ɪn jʊər oʊn dʒuːs/
1.
自作自受, 咎由自取
to suffer the consequences of your own actions, especially by worrying or feeling regret about them
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I told him not to lie, but he did, so now he can stew in his own juice.
我告诉他不要撒谎，但他还是撒了，所以现在他可以自作自受了。
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After his rude behavior, we left him to stew in his own juice for a while.
在他粗鲁的行为之后，我们让他自作自受了一会儿。