Idiom
throw stones in a glass house
Meaning
To criticize others when one has similar weaknesses oneself.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't criticize his work, you shouldn't throw stones in a glass house.”
“You complain about your neighbor being messy, but your own apartment is a disaster; you really shouldn't throw stones in a glass house.”
“It is hypocritical for the politician to attack his opponent's financial history while hiding his own, as he is clearly throwing stones in a glass house.”
Examples
simple
“Don't criticize his work, you shouldn't throw stones in a glass house.”
contextual
“You complain about your neighbor being messy, but your own apartment is a disaster; you really shouldn't throw stones in a glass house.”
complex
“It is hypocritical for the politician to attack his opponent's financial history while hiding his own, as he is clearly throwing stones in a glass house.”
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