SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 25

SSC MTS - 20 July 2022 - Shift 2 • English • Q25

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Give someone a taste of their own medicine

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e Mistreat someone in the same way they have treated others

Idioms: A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.

"Give someone a taste of their own medicine" means give someone the same bad treatment that they have given to others.

Example: He got a taste of his own medicine when she decided to turn up late.