When you experience ‘a taste of your own medicine', you experience the same or similar unpleasantness to which you subjected others. This video explains the meaning of the idiom 'a taste of your own medicine' in English. We explain how to use it with some easy examples for Social and Business English.
When you treat someone badly, similar to how they’ve previously treated you, that means you’ve given them a taste of their own medicine. When you are treated the same way you treat others, you get a taste of your own medicine. You might think of it like karma, that the bad deeds you committed come back on you. This idiom is always associated with something negative, and it can be used in social or professional situations.
Further Examples:
He’s always been so stubborn. Now, he’s getting a taste of his own medicine with his new girlfriend.
The company likes to play hardball with negotiations. Let's give them a taste of their own medicine.