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throw stones in a glass house

idiom
Meaning

To criticize others when one has similar weaknesses oneself.


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.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  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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