give (one) a taste of (one's) own medicine

To do something (usually unpleasant) to someone who usually acts in the same way. Bill is always excluding me from things, so I'm going to give him a taste of his own medicine and not invite him to my party. This team likes to play tough defense, so let's give them a taste of their own medicine and not give them any space to score.

See also: give, medicine, of, own, taste

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Susanna	soo-ZAHN-nah (Italian), SOO-sahn-nah (Finnish), soo-ZAN-ə (English)	Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Dutch, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
SunČAna	soon-CHAH-nah	Croatian
Mercer	['mə:sə]
China	CHIE-nə	English (Modern)
Gautselin	-	Ancient Germanic
Angie	AN-jee	English