be in a stew

To be worried 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.

be in a stew

(old-fashioned)

to be worried and confused about something She was in a stew over the party arrangements.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dov	DOV	Hebrew
Henrik	HEN-rik (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Armenian
Gulshan	-	Indian, Hindi, Urdu
Headley	HED-lee	English (Rare)
Borislav	bah-ree-SLAHF (Russian)	Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic
SÜHeyl	-	Turkish