(A) Taste Of One’s Own Medicine
- (A) Taste Of One’s Own Medicine
- How common is this idiom?: This idiom is still widely used today, often in a humorous or ironic tone, especially in informal conversations and social media.
- Literal Meaning: To give someone the same unpleasant experience that they have been giving to others.
- Actual Idiomatic Meaning: To give someone a dose of their own behavior, usually in a way that is unpleasant or uncomfortable for them, often as a form of revenge or to teach them a lesson.
- After being bullied by his classmate for months, John finally got a taste of his own medicine when his classmate's friends started teasing him.
- The company got a taste of its own medicine when its competitor launched a successful counter-campaign against them.
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