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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English
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We Speak.
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I'm Feifei…
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Neil: … and I'm Neil. Hey Feifei, it sounds
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like you might have a cold?
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Feifei: I think I have – sore throat, blocked
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nose. I feel terrible. That's why I'm taking
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this medicine.
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Neil: That's probably a good idea.
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Medicine is usually
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good for making you feel better but how
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does it taste?
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Feifei: Well, it's supposed to taste of
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strawberries
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but to be honest it's just horrible!
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Neil: That's why I never take the stuff – it's
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disgusting. Have you heard the phrase 'a
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taste of your own medicine'?
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Feifei: No. Does it mean doing something
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horrible or unpleasant?
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Neil: Sort of. It describes someone
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receiving the
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same, treatment or unpleasant
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experience that
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they have given to somebody else. You
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know, like you're always bossing people
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around and
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then someone starts to boss you around?
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Feifei: I don't know what you mean Neil!
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Anyway, it's
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quite a negative phrase.
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Neil: It is. Let's hear some examples…
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Our boss is so rude to us but finally
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somebody has answered back and now
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he's got a taste
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of his own medicine.
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When I meet up with my boyfriend, he's
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always late so this time I'm going to give
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him a taste of his own medicine and turn
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up late as well.
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Deepak is always rude to the teacher but
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he was really offended when she gave
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him a taste of his own medicine and was
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rude back to him!
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Feifei: So that's 'a taste of your own medicine' which
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describes someone receiving the same
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treatment that they have given to
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somebody else.
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Excuse me!
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Neil: Oh dear. It sounds like you need to
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take some more medicine.
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Feifei: If you mean literally taking the
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medicine, then
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yes. But if you
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mean receiving the same treatment I've
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given to someone else, then no. I can't
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believe you think I am always bossing
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people around.
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Neil: I was just giving an example of the
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phrase. I would never say you were bossy.
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Feifei: Good. Now why don't you go and
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make me a nice
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cup up of tea?
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Neil: Oh, OK, sure. See you.
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Feifei: And don't forget to close the door!
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Neil: Yes. Sorry. I'll do that right now.
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OK. See you later.
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Feifei: Ah, I feel better already. Bye.
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