a taste/dose of your own medicine

a taste/dose of your own medicine
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.

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Main Entry:medicine

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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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 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

  • taste — taste1 [ teıst ] noun *** ▸ 1 flavor ▸ 2 ability to judge if good ▸ 3 types of thing you like ▸ 4 short experience of something ▸ 5 feeling from experience ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount the flavor that something creates in your mouth when you …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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

  • Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

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