He is always late, so today he gets a taste of his own medicine.
get a taste of your own medicine
idiomGet treated the way you've been treating others (negative)
Origin
disputed originFrom Aesop's fable of the swindler who sells fake medicine and, when ill, is made to take it himself.
The manager was always rude to the staff, but he got a taste of his own medicine when the new director treated him the same way.
After years of manipulating his rivals to gain power, the politician finally got a taste of his own medicine when his closest allies betrayed him for their own benefit.
Last updated June 7, 2026