Jill: Richard sure was drinking a lot at the office party. Jane: I noticed you had quite a few cocktails yourself. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones — people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones spoken phrase used for saying that people who have faults should not criticize other people for having the same faults Thesaurus: ways of making or receiving criticism or blamehyponym to… … Useful english dictionary
People who live in glass houses (shouldn't throw stones). — People who live in glass houses (shouldn t throw stones). something that you say which means people should not criticize other people for faults that they have themselves. He s always criticizing Rick for the way he treats his wife and I feel… … New idioms dictionary
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones — ► people (who live) in glass houses shouldn t throw stones proverb you shouldn t criticize others when you have similar faults of your own. Main Entry: ↑glass … English terms dictionary
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones — people who have faults should not criticize others Perfect people can be critical, but people who live in glass houses shouldn t throw stones … English idioms
people (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones — people (who live) in glass houses shouldn t throw ˈstones idiom (saying) you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you Main entry: ↑peopleidiom … Useful english dictionary
those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones — Do not criticize or slander another if you are vulnerable to retaliation. Cf. c 1385 CHAUCER Troilus & Criseyde II. 867 Who that hath an hed of verre [glass], Fro cast of stones war hym in the werre! 1640 G. HERBERT Outlandish Proverbs no. 196… … Proverbs new dictionary
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones — spoken used for saying that people who have faults should not criticize other people for having the same faults … English dictionary
people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones — ► people (who live) in glass houses shouldn t throw stones proverb you shouldn t criticize others when you have similar faults of your own. Main Entry: ↑glass … English terms dictionary
people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones — people (who live) in glass houses shouldn t throw stones proverb you shouldn t criticize others when you have similar faults of your own … Useful english dictionary
glass — ► NOUN 1) a hard, brittle, usually transparent or translucent substance made by fusing sand with soda and lime. 2) a drinking container made of glass. 3) chiefly Brit. a mirror. 4) a lens or optical instrument, in particular a monocle or a… … English terms dictionary
glass — [ glæs ] noun *** ▸ 1 clear substance ▸ 2 for drinking out of ▸ 3 objects made of glass ▸ 4 mirror ▸ 5 barometer ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount a hard clear substance used for making objects such as windows or bottles: car windows made of bulletproof… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
