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a dose of one's own medicine

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Definition


To treat someone, usually an adversary, in the same manner that they treated you. 

Context : Relationships, Social Life
Category: Idiom
Semantic: get even, revenge, vengeance

Usage of “a dose of one's own medicine”

  1. She stood me up last Saturday night. Watch what happens tonight, I'll give her a dose of her own medicine.

  2. She was not invited to Sally's dinner party. She'll give Sally a dose of her own medicine when she hosts her party.

Examples of idiom “a dose of one's own medicine” from Twitter
  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'Jessa1977'
    Jessa1977:

    Mother Nature needs a dose of her own medicine, cause that bitch is MEAN!