taste of one's own medicine
taste of one's own medicine noun: harsh treatment inflicted on one who previously inflicted similar or equivalent treatment on others.
Noun
taste of one's own medicine (plural tastes of one's own medicine)
- Harsh treatment inflicted on one who previously inflicted similar or equivalent treatment on others.
- "The man's spirit is evil enough to frighten people away and we will drop stones upon him, so that he can learn the taste of his own medicine."1916, Rex Ellingwood Beach, chapter 27, in Rainbow's End
- The Long Tom in the stern of the schooner opened fire . . . and two men were seen to go down. The captain laughed. "That's a taste of their own medicine," he said.1919, Joseph A. Altsheler, chapter 5, in The Sun Of Quebec
- Synonyms:
- taste of one's own poison
Synonyms of taste of one's own medicine
Forms of taste of one's own medicine
| plural | tastes of one's own medicine |
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| alternative form | dose of one's own medicine |
Questions about taste of one's own medicine
- What does taste of one's own medicine mean?
- Taste of one's own medicine means harsh treatment inflicted on one who previously inflicted similar or equivalent treatment on others.
- What part of speech is taste of one's own medicine?
- Taste of one's own medicine is a noun.
- What is the plural of taste of one's own medicine?
- The plural of taste of one's own medicine is tastes of one's own medicine.
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