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People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
- We shouldn't complain about others if we are as bad as they are.
Idioms and Phrases
One who is open to criticism should not criticize others, as in It's stupid of Mike to mention his opponent's accepting donations from lobbyistsâpeople who live in glass houses! This proverb is so well known that it is often shortened. [Late 1300s] Also see pot calling the kettle black .Example Sentences
âThis seems like a reminder that people who live in glass houses shouldnât throw stones,â Jason Bordoff, director of Columbia Universityâs global energy center, said of the Chinese report.
Mr. Clapper refused to call that kind of espionage a âcyberattackâ in a Senate hearing on Thursday, saying that âpeople who live in glass houses shouldnât throw stones.â
âPeople who live in glass houses shouldnât throw stones,â he said.
Twitter immediately struck back with its version of âpeople who live in glass houses shouldnât throw stones,â because Huckabeeâs own family has a dog incident of its own.
Malloy told his rival that people who live in glass houses shouldnât throw stones and in what sounded more like a public airing of his campaignâs opposition research, Malloy unleashed a string of attacks on Foleyâs ethics.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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