GIVE HIM A TASTE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE

Meaning of GIVE HIM A TASTE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE in English

do to him what he does, an eye for an eye

If Jim is sarcastic, give him a taste of his own medicine.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

GIVE HIM A TASTE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE — do to him what he does, an eye for an eye If Jim is sarcastic, give him a taste of …
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HIM — le. HIMSELF: se. HE HIM: il self
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MEDICINE — I Set of scientific fields related to prevention, diagnosis , and treatment of disease and maintenance of health, practiced in …
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TASTE — I. ˈtāst verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English tasten to touch, examine by touch, test, feel, taste, from Old …
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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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MEDICINE — I. ˈmedəsə̇n, chiefly Brit -dsə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English medecine, medicine, from Old French, from Latin medicina, …
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HIS — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, gen. of hē he — more at he obsolete possessive of he I …
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HIM — I. _(h)im, |him, _ēm pronoun, objective case of he Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, dative of hē he — …
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GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
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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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TASTE — — tastable, tasteable , adj. /tayst/ , v. , tasted, tasting , n. v.t. 1. to try or test the …
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OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
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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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HIM — /him/ , pron. 1. the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object: I'll see him tomorrow. …
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GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
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TASTE — I. ˈtāst verb ( tast·ed ; tast·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, to touch, test, taste, from Anglo-French taster, from Vulgar …
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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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GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
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TASTE — vi to take sparingly. 2. taste ·noun the act of tasting; gustation. 3. taste ·noun essay; trial; experience; experiment. 4. …
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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; …
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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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HIM — pron them. ·see hem. 2. him ·pron the objective case of he. ·see he.
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GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
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TASTE — [taste] vb tast.ed ; tast.ing [ME, to touch, test, taste, fr. MF taster, fr. (assumed) VL taxitare, freq. of L …
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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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HIM — [him] pron objective case of he
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GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
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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
HIM — him strong form BrE AmE hɪm , weak forms hɪm, ɪm § həm, § ə m —In the rare instances …
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TASTE — / teɪst; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun FLAVOUR 1. [ C , U ] the particular quality that …
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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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HIM — / hɪm; NAmE / pronoun 1. used as the object of a verb, after the verb be or after a …
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GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
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TASTE — I. taste 1 S2 W2 /teɪst/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ taste , ↑ distaste , …
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OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
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MEDICINE — medi ‧ cine S2 W3 /ˈmeds ə n $ ˈmedəs ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : …
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HIM — him S1 W1 /ɪm; strong hɪm/ BrE AmE pronoun [object form of ‘he’] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . …
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GIVE
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TASTE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the sensation characteristic of a soluble substance caused in the mouth and throat by …
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 …
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MEDICINE — n. 1 the science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, esp. as distinct from surgical methods. …
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HIM — pron. 1 objective case of HE (I saw him). 2 colloq. he (it's him again; is taller than him). 3 …
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GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
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TASTE — n. & v. n. 1 a the sensation characteristic of a soluble substance caused in the mouth and throat by …
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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 …
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
HIM — pron. 1 objective case of HE (I saw him). 2 colloq. he (it's him again; is taller than him). 3 …
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GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
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TASTE — n. & v. --n. 1. a the sensation characteristic of a soluble substance caused in the mouth and throat by …
Oxford English vocab
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
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
HIM — pron. 1. objective case of HE (I saw him). 2 colloq. he (it's him again; is taller than him). 3 …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
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GIVE
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TASTE
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OWN — ( owns, owning, owned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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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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HIM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Him' is a third person singular …
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HIM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Him' is a third person singular …
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