in a stew
phrase
informal
: excited, worried, or confused
He got himself in a stew over nothing.
She's been in a stew for days.
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“In a stew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20stew. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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