the biter is bit

the biter is bit

dated A person who has committed wrongs is now experiencing the same kind of torment, adversity, etc. She has bullied me for years, and now she's getting a taste of her own medicine. Looks like the biter is bit. Ah ha, the biter is bit! A prankster deserves to be the target of his own tricks once in a while.
See also: bit, biter
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • the biter bit
  • the biter gets bit
  • the biter is sometimes bit
  • take (one's) lumps
  • take lumps
  • take one’s lumps
  • take your lumps
  • hard luck
  • a hard-luck story
  • a burnt child dreads the fire
References in periodicals archive
The biter is bit. The holier than thou is holed below the waterline.