Definition of a taste of someone's own medicine

a taste of (one's) own medicine

• the experience of some unpleasantness that one gives to others.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'a':
a	Definitions include: amphetamine.
A-1	Definitions include: the best.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
a bit much	Definitions include: excessive.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
a boat	Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat".
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a couple three	Definitions include: an unspecified small number.
act a fool	Definitions include: to play around.
a dime a dozen	Definitions include: very common.
a dog with two d*cks	Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
a dollar three eighty	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
a dollar three eightyfive	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
adopt a tree	Definitions include: to collide with a tree.
a face that only a mother could love	Definitions include: an ugly face.
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Other terms relating to 'medicine':
medicine	Definitions include: alcohol.
Other terms relating to 'of':
abbreviated piece of nothing	Definitions include: a worthless person.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a few cans short of a six pack	Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence.
a few fries short of a happy meal	Definitions include: "not all there".
afraid of (one's) shadow	Definitions include: skittish.
a grain of *ssault	Definitions include: an amount of violence.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
a hell of a	Definitions include: an impressive.
a hell of an	Definitions include: an impressive.
all kinds of	Definitions include: many.
all of my yes	Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
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Other terms relating to 'own':
after (one's) own heart	Definitions include: having the same ideas, beliefs, or behavior as one's self.
beat (one's) own drum	Definitions include: to praise one's self.
blow (one's) own horn	Definitions include: to be aggressive in communicating one's own achievements.
blow (one's) own trumpet	Definitions include: to praise one's self.
BYO	Definitions include: "bring your own..."
BYOB	Definitions include: acronym for "bring your own beer", "bring your own bottle", or "bring your own booze".
BYOW	Definitions include: "bring your own wine".
come into (one's) own	Definitions include: to reach a point in one's development where one's comfortable with one's self.
DYOH	Definitions include: acronym for "do your own homework".
eat (one's) own dog food	Definitions include: for a company's products to be used internally.
get owned	Definitions include: See own.
know (one's) own name	Definitions include: Clueless.
like (one's) own brand	Definitions include: to enjoy the smell of one's own flatulence.
mind (one's) own beeswax	Definitions include: "mind (one's) own business."
MYOB	Definitions include: acronym for "mind your own business."
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Other terms relating to 'taste':
have a taste for	Definitions include: to want something.
taco taster	Definitions include: mouth.
taste like dirt	Definitions include: to taste terrible.
taster's choice	Definitions include: an attractive person.

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