Taste of Your Own Medicine.
English
idiom
Experiencing one's own harmful behavior in return.
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Experiencing one's own harmful behavior in return.
Trusted by1.5M+English learners & teachers worldwide
To experience the same unpleasant treatment you have given to others.
When someone gets a taste of their own medicine, they face the same negative behavior they used on someone else.
It's often used when a person finally understands how their own actions felt to those around them.
"Karma"
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The idea that good or bad actions eventually return to the person who did them
"What Goes Around Comes Around"
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A general belief that your actions will eventually come back to you
"Taste of Your Own Medicine"
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Directly experiencing the same unpleasant behavior you gave to someone else
Jake complains no one credits him, but he never credits anyone else.
Maybe it's time he got a taste of his own medicine.
She used to ignore my messages for days — so now I do the same.
A taste of her own medicine — does it actually feel good?
The guy who always talked over people got talked over in his own presentation.
Ha — a taste of his own medicine. How did he react?
