| 词汇 | give someone a taste of their own medicine |
| 释义 | Idiom give someone a taste of their own medicinegive (someone) a dose/taste of (their) own medicine to do the same bad thing to someone that they have often done to you, in order to show them how unpleasant it is.She's always turning up late for me so I thought I'd give her a taste of her own medicine and see how she likes it. give (one) a taste of (one's) own medicineTo do the same harmful or unpleasant thing that one has inflicted on others or to attack in the same manner in which one attacks others. Bill is always excluding me from things, so I'm going to give him a taste of his own medicine and not invite him to my party. This team likes to play tough defense, so let's give them a taste of their own medicine and not give them any space to score. give someone a taste of their own medicineorgive someone a dose of their own medicineIf you give someone a taste of their own medicine or a dose of their own medicine, you treat them badly in the same way that they treated you. The famously aggressive interviewer was given a taste of his own medicine today when one caller asked him a series of very direct questions. I haven't called him for over a week. Giving him a dose of his own medicine — see how he likes it. |
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