give someone the same bad treatment that they have given to others
以牙还牙；以其治人之道还治其人之身
tired of his humiliation of me, I decided to give him a taste of his own medicine.
我厌倦了他对我的羞辱，于是我决定以牙还牙。
submit to something disagreeable such as punishment
接受惩罚（或令人讨厌的事物）