Talk:stew in one's juices

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What meaning of juice is used here? --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:11, 6 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Metaphor. Like meat cooking in gravy. It's not literal juice and does not occur outside this one phrase. Equinox ◑ 17:12, 6 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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