dose of one's own medicine



dose of one's own medicine

Also, taste of one's own medicine. Repayment or retaliation, as in It's time we gave them a dose of their own medicine and simply forget to call them back , or Joe was upset at being left out, but they were just giving him a taste of his own medicine . [Late 1800s]
See also: dose, medicine, of, own

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tina['ti:nə]
Kristiyan-Bulgarian
Thoth-Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Lenard['leinɑ:t]
Lavena-English (Rare)
Jeanette[dʒə'net]