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a taste of own medicine
*a taste of one's own medicine
and *a dose of one's own medicineFig. a sample of the unpleasantness that one has been giving other people. (Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) Now you see how it feels to have someone call you names! You are getting a taste of your own medicine! John, who is often rude and abrupt with people, was devastated when the teacher treated him rudely. He doesn't like having a dose of his own medicine.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Faruk | | - | Turkish, Arabic |
| Kazimierz | | kah-ZEEM-yesh | Polish |
| Anastasio | | ah-nahs-TAH-zyo (Italian), ah-nahs-TAH-syo (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |
| Roscoe | | ['rɔskəu] | |
| Nahia | | - | Basque |
| Eliud | | ee-LIE-əd (English) | Biblical |