Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom:-

 

"A taste of your own medicine"

Options:

Eating self cooked food

Taking punishment

When you are treated the same way as you treat others

Scolding someone

Correct Answer:

When you are treated the same way as you treat others

Explanation:

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "a taste of your own medicine" is when you are treated the same way as you treat others. The idiom comes from the idea of someone being given a medicine that tastes bad, which is a punishment for their actions. In a figurative sense, to say that someone is "getting a taste of their own medicine" means that they are being treated the same way as they have treated others.

The other options are not as accurate descriptions of the meaning of the idiom. Eating self cooked food is not the same as being treated the same way as you treat others. Taking punishment is not typically associated with the idiom "a taste of your own medicine." Scolding someone is not typically associated with the idiom "a taste of your own medicine."