in a stew

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*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.

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Just looking at the creature was scary enough, but the idea of simmering in a stew terrified him. Troll trOUble by Olson, Mark / Highlights for Children More results

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