"one to talk" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-one to talk.ogg [Australia] Forms: ones to talk [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|ones to talk}} one to talk (plural ones to talk)
  1. A person who hypocritically criticizes others for a fault that he/she also has. Related terms: look who's talking, you can talk
    Sense id: en-one_to_talk-en-noun-LJwkZSDB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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