get a taste of (one's) own medicine
get a taste of (one's) own medicine
To have an experience of the same harmful or unpleasant thing that one has inflicted on others; to experience an attack in the same manner in which one attacks others. Doug is a bully, but now the whole department has turned against him, so he's getting a taste of his own medicine. This team likes to play rough, so I think it's time they got a taste of their own medicine!
See also: get, medicine, of, own, taste
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a dose of (one's) own medicine
- a dose of your own medicine
- a taste of (one's) own medicine
- a taste of own medicine
- dose
- dose of one's own medicine
- growth experience
- broaden
- broaden (one's) horizons
- speak from experience