How to Pronounce "a dose of your own medicine"
expression
uh-DOHS-uhv-YOHR-ohn-MED-uh-suhn
uh-DOHS-uhv-YAWN-ohn-MED-suhn
Definition
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.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdoʊs/ /ˈəv/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈoʊn/ /ˈmɛdəsən
British English
æɪ/ /dˈəʊs/ /ˈɒv/ /jˈɔː/ /ˈəʊn/ /mˈɛdsən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh-DOHS-uhv-YOHR-ohn-MED-uh-suhn
UK
uh-DOHS-uhv-YAWN-ohn-MED-suhn
Listen in Context
He was rude to everyone, but now he got a dose of his own medicine.
When the bully was picked on, he finally received a dose of his own medicine.
She played a trick on me, but later she got a dose of her own medicine.
After months of being ignored, the boss got a dose of his own medicine when his team stopped responding to his emails.