taste of (one's) own poison
taste of (one's) own poison
An experience of the same harmful or unpleasant thing or tactic that one has inflicted on others; an attack in the same manner in which one attacks others. Doug is a bully—of course he won't like it when his victims fight back and give him a taste of his own poison. This team likes to play rough, so let's go out there and give them a taste of their own poison!
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