- give someone a dose (or taste) of their own medicine
- give someone a dose (or taste) of their own medicinegive someone the same bad treatment that they have given to others.→ medicine
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give someone a dose (or taste) of their own medicine
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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 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
medicine — noun 1》 the science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease (in technical use often taken to exclude surgery). 2》 a drug or other preparation for the treatment or prevention of disease. 3》 (among North American Indians… … English new terms dictionary
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
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 — medi|cine W3S2 [ˈmedsən US ˈmedısən] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin medicina, from medicus; MEDICAL] 1.) [U and C] a substance used for treating illness, especially a liquid you drink ▪ Medicines should be kept out of the reach… … Dictionary of contemporary English
taste — taste1 [ teıst ] noun *** ▸ 1 flavor ▸ 2 ability to judge if good ▸ 3 types of thing you like ▸ 4 short experience of something ▸ 5 feeling from experience ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount the flavor that something creates in your mouth when you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
