A dose of your own medicine Meaning in English

expression

US

uh-DOHS-uhv-YOHR-ohn-MED-uh-suhn

UK

uh-DOHS-uhv-YAWN-ohn-MED-suhn

परिभाषा

If you get 'a dose of your own medicine,' you get treated the same unpleasant way you have treated others, especially as a form of payback.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

This is an informal, often slightly humorous or pointed idiom. It describes being punished in the same way you caused harm. Often used in stories or when someone gets what they 'deserve'.

• Spanish: una probada de tu propia medicina
• Portuguese (BR): o troco do seu próprio remédio
• Portuguese (PT): prova do teu próprio remédio
• Chinese (Simplified): 自食其果 - 以其人之道还治其人之身
• Chinese (Traditional): 自食其果 - 以其人之道還治其人之身
• Hindi: अपनी ही दवा का स्वाद चखाना
• Arabic: من نفس الكأس التي سقيتني إياها - تجرع من نفس الدواء
• Bengali: নিজের ওষুধের স্বাদ - নিজের কর্মের ফল
• Russian: отведать собственного лекарства
• Japanese: 自業自得 - 身から出た錆
• Vietnamese: gậy ông đập lưng ông - nhận lại chính điều mình đã gây ra
• Korean: 자기가 한 대로 당하다 - 사필귀정
• Turkish: kendi ilacını tatmak
• Urdu: جیسا کرو ویسا بھرو - اپنی دوا چکھنا
• Indonesian: mendapatkan obat sendiri - merasakan akibat perbuatan sendiri

उदाहरण वाक्य

He was rude to everyone, but now he got a dose of his own medicine.

basic

When the bully was picked on, he finally received a dose of his own medicine.

basic

She played a trick on me, but later she got a dose of her own medicine.

basic

After months of being ignored, the boss got a dose of his own medicine when his team stopped responding to his emails.

natural

Don’t feel too bad—it’s just a dose of her own medicine after how she treated people.

natural

Looks like you’re getting a dose of your own medicine now!

natural