摘要：a taste of your own medicine这句短语并非“尝尝自己的药”之意，而是“让某人经历自己曾施加给他人的负面待遇；以牙还牙、自食其果、以其人之道还治其人之身”的意思，语气带轻松讽刺，有贬义成分。暗含“因果报应”或“公平反击”的意味。例句：

a taste of your own medicine这句短语并非“尝尝自己的药”之意，而是“让某人经历自己曾施加给他人的负面待遇；以牙还牙、自食其果、以其人之道还治其人之身”的意思，语气带轻松讽刺，有贬义成分。暗含“因果报应”或“公平反击”的意味。例句：

The politician who lied to the public is now getting a taste of his own medicine as the media exposes his scandals.

对公众撒谎的政客现在自食其果，媒体曝光了他的丑闻。

The company exploited its workers for years, and now it's getting a taste of its own medicine with a massive employee strike.

这家公司多年来剥削员工，现在遭遇大规模员工罢工，真是自食其果。

When I meet up with my boyfriend, he's always late so this time I'm going to give him a taste of his own medicine and turn up late as well.

每次和男朋友见面他总是迟到，所以这次我要以其人之道还治其人之身，也迟到一回。

For years he took his wife's care for granted, and he got a taste of his own medicine when she stopped doing chores and left him to manage alone.

多年来他把妻子的照顾视为理所当然，当妻子不再做家务让他独自打理时，他终于尝到了自食其果的滋味。

The country had long imposed trade restrictions on others, so it got a taste of its own medicine when its neighbors adopted similar policies.

这个国家长期对他国实施贸易限制，当邻国采取类似政策时，它终于自食其果了。

The army had been launching surprise attacks, so they got a taste of their own medicine when the enemy attacked them unexpectedly at dawn.

这支军队一直发动突袭，所以当敌人在黎明时分突然袭击他们时，他们尝到了自食其果的滋味。

来源：翅膀英语一点号