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.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
give someone a dose of their own medicine — ► give someone a dose of their own medicine treat someone in the same unpleasant way that they treated others. Main Entry: ↑medicine … English terms dictionary
give someone a dose of their own medicine — give someone a taste/dose/of their own medicine phrase to treat someone in the same bad way that they have treated someone else It’s time those cheats got a taste of their own medicine. Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat… … Useful english dictionary
give someone a taste of their own medicine — give someone a taste/dose/of their own medicine phrase to treat someone in the same bad way that they have treated someone else It’s time those cheats got a taste of their own medicine. Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat… … Useful english dictionary
give (someone) a taste of (their) own medicine — give (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 … New idioms dictionary
give someone a dose (or taste) of their own medicine — give someone the same bad treatment that they have given to others. → medicine … English new terms dictionary
medicine — ► NOUN 1) the science or practice of the treatment and prevention of disease. 2) a drug or other preparation taken by mouth in order to treat or prevent disease. ● give someone a dose of their own medicine Cf. ↑give someone a dose of their own… … English terms dictionary
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 */*/ — 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 — /med euh sin/ or, esp. Brit., /med seuhn/, n., v., medicined, medicining. n. 1. any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy. 2. the art or science of restoring or preserving health or due physical condition … Universalium
