a dose of your own medicine
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(a) dose of your own medicine — a taste/dose of your own ˈmedicine idiom the same bad treatment that you have given to others • Let the bully have a taste of his own medicine. Main entry: ↑medicineidiom … Useful english dictionary
a taste/dose of your own medicine — informal : harsh or unpleasant treatment that is like the treatment you have given other people The movie is about a playboy who gets a taste of his own medicine when the girl he falls in love with jilts him for another guy. • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
(a) taste of your own medicine — a taste/dose of your own ˈmedicine idiom the same bad treatment that you have given to others • Let the bully have a taste of his own medicine. Main entry: ↑medicineidiom … Useful english dictionary
dose of one's own medicine — or[taste of one s own medicine] {n. phr.} Being treated in the same way you treat others; something bad done to you as you have done bad to other people. * /Jim was always playing tricks on other boys. Finally they decided to give him a dose of… … Dictionary of American idioms
dose of one's own medicine — or[taste of one s own medicine] {n. phr.} Being treated in the same way you treat others; something bad done to you as you have done bad to other people. * /Jim was always playing tricks on other boys. Finally they decided to give him a dose of… … Dictionary of American idioms
medicine */*/ — UK [ˈmed(ə)s(ə)n] / US [ˈmedɪsɪn] noun Word forms medicine : singular medicine plural medicines 1) [countable/uncountable] a substance that you take to treat an illness, especially a liquid that you drink cough medicine a medicine bottle take… … English dictionary
medicine — med|i|cine [ medısın ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a substance that you take to treat an illness, especially a liquid you drink: cough medicine a medicine bottle take medicine: You have to take the medicine three times a day. 2. ) uncount the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
medicine — noun 1 (C, U) a substance used for treating illness, especially a liquid you drink: take medicine: Have you taken your medicine? 2 (U) the treatment and study of illnesses and injuries: He studied medicine at Yale. | homeopathic medicine 3 the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
medicine — medi|cine W3S2 [ˈmedsən US ˈmedısən] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin medicina, from medicus; MEDICAL] 1.) [U and C] a substance used for treating illness, especially a liquid you drink ▪ Medicines should be kept out of the reach… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Medicine-related articles — For advice on choosing and using reliable sources, see Wikipedia:Reliable sources (medicine related articles). This guideline is a part of the English Wikipedia s Manual of Style. Use common sense in applying it; it will have occasional… … Wikipedia
