English / idiom
Get a Taste of Your Own Medicine
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To suffer the same unpleasant or unfair treatment that one has been subjecting others to.
In context
01
The aggressive monopoly finally got a taste of its own medicine when a nimble startup poached its top talent.
02
When predatory pricing forced them to slash margins, the predatory firm got a taste of its own medicine.
Synonyms
poetic justice,receiving tit for tat,suffering retaliation
Antonyms
getting off scot-free,escaping consequences,immunity
Collocations
finally get a taste of your own medicine,give them a taste of their own medicine,deserve a taste of your own medicine