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dose of one's own medicine

Also, taste of one's own medicine. Repayment or retaliation, as in It's time we gave them a dose of their own medicine and simply forget to call them back, or Joe was upset at being left out, but they were just giving him a taste of his own medicine. [Late 1800s]

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RELATED WORDS

comeuppance, desert, punishment, reward, meed

Nearby words

dos passos, john, dos-à-dos, dosage, dose, dose equivalent, dose of one's own medicine, dose-response curve, dosh, dosimeter, dosimetry, dosing strip
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