own medicine, a dose/taste of one's

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]

own medicine, a dose/taste of one's

Repayment in kind; tit for tat. Although the idea is hardly new, the medicinal metaphor dates only from the late nineteenth century. V. Perdue used it in The Singing Clock (1941): “It was only fair for them to get a taste of their own medicine.”

词组	own medicine, a dose/taste of one's
释义	own medicine, a dose/taste of one's 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 The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. own medicine, a dose/taste of one's Repayment in kind; tit for tat. Although the idea is hardly new, the medicinal metaphor dates only from the late nineteenth century. V. Perdue used it in The Singing Clock (1941): “It was only fair for them to get a taste of their own medicine.” See also: dose, of, own, taste The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: at will beat (one) at (one's) own game beat somebody at their own game beat someone at his or her own game beat someone at their own game (the) odds are (that) a place to call own blow (one's) own trumpet be hoist by (one's) own petard be hoist with one's own petard
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