以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ​qí​rén​zhī​dào​huán​zhì​qí​rén​zhī​shēn

to give someone a taste of their own medicine

  • created sense approved 以其人之道，还治其人之身/以其人之道，還治其人之身 · yǐ​qí​rén​zhī​dào​huán​zhì​qí​rén​zhī​shēn · to give someone a taste of their own medicine — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以其人之道，还治其人之身 / 以其人之道，還治其人之身

    yǐ​qí​rén​zhī​dào​huán​zhì​qí​rén​zhī​shēn

    to give someone a taste of their own medicine

    To use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution; to get revenge by playing someone back at their own game.

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 其人 (literal) → 其人 · qí​rén · the person 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · skill ， (non_chinese) 还 (literal) → 还/還 · huán · to retaliate 治 (literal) → 治 · zhì · to punish 其人 (literal) → 其人 · qí​rén · the person 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · self

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    created sense