| 词汇 | in a stew |
| 释义 | Idiom in a stew (about someone or something) Theme: WORRY upset or bothered about someone or something.I'm in such a stew about my dog. She ran away last night.Now, now. Don't be in a stew. She'll be back when she gets hungry.I hate to get into a stew about my friends. in a stewWorried and flummoxed about something. Mom is in a stew because she just found out that we're hosting all of our relatives for Christmas—which is three days away. *in a stew (about someone or something)Fig. upset or bothered about someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~.) I'm in such a stew about my dog. She ran away last night. Now, now. Don't get in a stew. She'll be back when she gets hungry. in a stewAgitated, alarmed, or anxious. For example, Mary was in a stew about how her cake was going to turn out. It is also put as get in or into a stew , as in Every Saturday the minister got in a stew about Sunday's sermon. This expression transfers the mixture of meat and vegetables constituting a stew to overheated mixed emotions. [c. 1800] in a stewOLD-FASHIONEDIf someone is in a stew, they are very worried about something. He's in a bit of a stew over his exams. in a stewin a state of great anxiety or agitation. informal |
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