own medicine
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Palace gave Liverpool a dose of their own medicine with a late goal in a 2-1 victory that finally exposed the flaws in Slot's team.
From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025
This was a taste of their own medicine, especially in the first half, when they were very lucky to equalise - they had not managed a shot on target before Gabriel's own goal.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2024
In other words, the cell has been engineered to produce its own medicine to keep healthy in the tumor's hostile environment.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
Their work has armed scientists and drug companies with the means to turn the body’s cells into manufacturers of its own medicine.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023
I tried to convince myself that punks don’t feel guilty about giving mean people a taste of their own medicine, but by the time we got home, I felt even crummier about my joke.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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