a taste of own medicine



*a taste of one's own medicine

 and *a dose of one's own medicine
Fig. 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.
See also: medicine, of, own, taste

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mild&Thorn;Ry&Eth;-Anglo-Saxon
NarcÍS-Catalan
Blaguna-Macedonian, Bulgarian
Ksaweryksah-VE-riPolish
Seo-Hyunsu-hyunKorean
Isidoroee-see-DHO-ro (Spanish), ee-zee-DO-ro (Italian)Spanish, Italian