"stew in your own juice" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 自作自受
• 自己承受后果

Definition

指只让某人自己承担自己行为的后果，通常没有他人的帮助。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于口语表达，带有冷淡或不关心的语气，用于描述别人必须独自面对自己造成的问题。不是字面意思，有时用'让某人自作自受'。

Examples

He made the mess, so he can stew in his own juice.

他自己造成的麻烦，就让他**自作自受**吧。

Sometimes you have to let children stew in their own juice to learn.

有时候你得让孩子们**自作自受**才能学到教训。

If you broke the rule, you must stew in your own juice.

如果你违反了规则，就要**自作自受**。

You warned him, so just let him stew in his own juice for a while.

你提醒过他了，让他**自作自受**一阵吧。

There's nothing we can do—let her stew in her own juice and she'll figure it out.

我们也无能为力——让她**自作自受**，她自己会明白的。

He refused help, so now he'll just have to stew in his own juice.

他拒绝了帮助，现在只能**自作自受**了。