A man administers a special medicine – a small, live fish – to a woman with asthma in Hyderabad, India. Photo: Mahesh Kumar A/AP
Today's Phrase
The phrase 'a taste of your own medicine' means someone should have the same unpleasant experience that they themselves have given to someone, to show them how bad it is.
For example:
Now you see how it feels to have someone call you names! You are getting a taste of your own medicine!
He got a taste of his own medicine when she decided to turn up late.
Don't confuse it with
Don't confuse with the phrase 'laughter is the best medicine' which means it is good for your health to laugh sometimes.
Interesting fact
Each year, approximately 70,000 people with asthma and other breathing difficulties attend a meeting in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. They each swallow a small live fish, which is believed to help cure breathing problems.
