DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE

Meaning of DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE in English

n. phr. Being treated in the same way you treat others; something bad done to you as you have done bad to other people. Jim was always playing tricks on other boys. Finally they decided to give him a dose of his own medicine.

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DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE — = taste of one's own medicine
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEDICINE — I Set of scientific fields related to prevention, diagnosis , and treatment of disease and maintenance of health, practiced in …
Английский словарь Британика
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
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ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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MEDICINE — I. ˈmedəsə̇n, chiefly Brit -dsə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English medecine, medicine, from Old French, from Latin medicina, …
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DOSE — I. ˈdōs noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Late Latin dosis, from Greek, literally, act of giving, gift, from …
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MEDICINE — (v. t.) To give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure.
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OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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MEDICINE — /med"euh sin/ or, esp. Brit., /med"seuhn/ , n. , v. , medicined, medicining . n. 1. any substance or substances …
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DOSE — — doser , n. /dohs/ , n. , v. , dosed, dosing . n. 1. a quantity of medicine prescribed …
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OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
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ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
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DOSE — I. ˈdōs noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin dosis, from Greek, literally, act of giving, from …
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OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
Webster English vocab
MEDICINE — noun a philter or love potion. 2. medicine ·noun a physician. 3. medicine ·add. ·noun short for medicine man. 4. …
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DOSE — noun to give anything nauseous to. 2. dose ·noun the quantity of medicine given, or prescribed to be taken, at …
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OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
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DOSE — [dose] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL dosis, fr. Gk, lit., act of giving, fr. didonai to give--more at date] …
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MEDICINE — the practice concerned with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease. The World Health Organization …
Britannica English vocabulary
MEDICINE — medicine BrE AmE ˈmed s ə n -sɪn, ˈmed ɪs ə n, -əs-, -ɪn ▷ medicine|s z ▶ ˈ medicine …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
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MEDICINE — / ˈmedsn; NAmE ; -dɪsn/ noun 1. [ U ] the study and treatment of diseases and injuries : advances …
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DOSE — / dəʊs; NAmE doʊs/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. an amount of a medicine or a drug that is …
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OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEDICINE — medi ‧ cine S2 W3 /ˈmeds ə n $ ˈmedəs ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOSE — I. dose 1 /dəʊs $ doʊs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: Greek dosis …
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OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MEDICINE — n. 1 the science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, esp. as distinct from surgical methods. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWN — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEDICINE — n. 1 the science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, esp. as distinct from surgical methods. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
MEDICINE — n.1 the science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, esp. as distinct from surgical methods. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
OWN — ( owns, owning, owned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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MEDICINE — ( medicines) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Medicine is the treatment …
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DOSE — ( doses, dosing, dosed) 1. A dose of medicine or a drug is a measured amount of it which is …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEDICINE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a food/medicine/clothes cupboard British English ▪ The medicine cupboard's in the bathroom. a prescription drug/medicine …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOSE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dose of poison (= an amount of poison ) ▪ He had taken …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEDICINE — (SUBSTANCE) [noun] - a substance which is drunk or swallowed as a treatment for illness or injuryOne of my medicines …
Cambridge English vocab
MEDICINE — n. Ayurvedic medicine aerospace medicine alternative medicine complementary medicine Chinese medicine traditional family medicine forensic medicine holistic medicine industrial medicine …
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MEDICINE — Synonyms and related words : anatomy, anesthesiology, audiology, bacteriology, balm, balsam, cardiology, chiropody, corpse reviver, cure, cure-all, dental surgery, dentistry, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOSE — Synonyms and related words : French disease, Spanish pox, VD, acquired syphilis, administer, amount, anoint, apply, bag, balanitis gangrenosa, bang, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OWN — See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN, DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE'S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN, KEEP …
Slang English vocab
MEDICINE — noun 1 science of treating/preventing illness ADJECTIVE ▪ modern ▪ advances in modern ~ ▪ traditional ▪ qualified in traditional …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OWN — INDEX: 1. to own something 2. when someone owns something 3. the person who owns something 4. the things that …
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — See ↑ HAVE/NOT HAVE 1, ↑ OWN 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ alone/on your own/by yourself • ↑ be your own …
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OWN — adj. 25B6; adjective he has his own reasons : PERSONAL, individual, particular, private, personalized, unique. 25B6; verb I own this …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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OWN — See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN, DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE'S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN, KEEP …
Словарь английских идиом
OWN — pronoun 1 BAD : I had the whole beach for my own. GOOD : I had the whole beach to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
MEDICINE — noun BAD : After drinking the medicine, I felt sleepy. GOOD : After taking the medicine, I felt sleepy. ◆◆◆ …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
DOSE — The absorbed dose, given in rads (or in SI units, grays), that represents the energy absorbed from the radiation in …
NRC Nuclear Energy English Glossary
OWN — 1. прил. 1) а) свой, собственный She makes all her own bread. ≈ Она сама себе печет хлеб. She has …
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