taste of your own medicine
The phrase "taste of your own medicine" means experiencing the same negative or unpleasant treatment that one has inflicted on others. It refers to a situation where someone receives the same kind of treatment or behavior they have previously directed towards others, as a form of retribution or karma. It highlights the idea of irony or poetic justice when someone has to face consequences or outcomes similar to those they have caused.
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