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throw stones in a glass house

idiom

To criticize others when one has similar weaknesses oneself.


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  1. 01

    basket house

    A cafe or similar establishment where musical performances are given and the performers are then paid with money placed in a basket by members of the audience.

  2. 02

    bet the house

    Synonym of bet the farm.

  3. 03

    bottom the house

    To clean a house from top to bottom; to clean a house extremely thoroughly.

  4. 04

    bring down the house

    To garner enthusiastic or wild applause or laughter.

  5. 05

    eat someone out of house and home

    To consume so much of someone's store of food that little or none is left for the owner.

  6. 06

    glass ceiling

    An unrecognized or unwritten barrier to further progression or promotion, in employment and elsewhere, for a member of a specific demographic group (originally women).

  7. 07

    heart of glass

    A heart (or by extension, person) in a very fragile romantic state: one that is easily made broken-hearted.

  8. 08

    house cooling party

    A party to celebrate when a person decides to leave a house or flat, and sometimes to help prepare the space for the incoming residents.

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