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Sarunnio Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

A good taste of medicine

From the extract below, what does the phrase "a good taste of medicine" mean?
does it mean a moment when one has a lesson learned by oneself?

He wished she didn't say that, and he knew he'd be getting a good taste of medicine later.
  

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Sarunnio he'd be getting a good taste of medicine later. ~ he'd be punished later. The "punishment" would likely take the form of verbal assaults.

  • Sarunnio he'd be getting a good taste of medicine later.
  • ~ he'd be punished later.
  • The "punishment" would likely take the form of verbal assaults.
  • ) CJ
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Sarunniohe'd be getting a good taste of medicine later.
~ he'd be punished later.

The "punishment" would likely take the form of verbal assaults.

(I can only guess on the basis of the little context you provided.)

CJ

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