koekje van eigen deeg

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Literally, a cookie of one's own dough, the intended meaning being obtaining something of one's own making.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkuk.jə vɑn ˈɛi̯.ɣə(n) deːx/

Noun

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koekje van eigen deeg n (plural koekjes van eigen deeg)

  1. (idiomatic) a taste of one's own medicine