How to Pronounce "taste of your own medicine"
expression
TAYST-uhv-YOHR-OHN-MED-uh-suhn
TAYST-ov-YAWN-OHN-MED-suhn
Definition
This expression means to make someone experience the same unpleasant things that they have done to others.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈteɪst/ /ˈəv/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈoʊn/ /ˈmɛdəsən
British English
tˈeɪst/ /ˈɒv/ /jˈɔː/ /ˈəʊn/ /mˈɛdsən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAYST-uhv-YOHR-OHN-MED-uh-suhn
UK
TAYST-ov-YAWN-OHN-MED-suhn
Listen in Context
She finally got a taste of her own medicine when her friends ignored her calls.
Bullies often cry when they get a taste of their own medicine.
He was rude to everyone, but now he’s got a taste of his own medicine.
After years of cheating others, he finally got a taste of his own medicine when someone tricked him.