"throw stones in a glass house" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-throw stones in a glass house.ogg [Australia] Forms: throws stones in a glass house [present, singular, third-person], throwing stones in a glass house [participle, present], threw stones in a glass house [past], thrown stones in a glass house [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> stones in a glass house}} throw stones in a glass house (third-person singular simple present throws stones in a glass house, present participle throwing stones in a glass house, simple past threw stones in a glass house, past participle thrown stones in a glass house)
  1. (idiomatic) To criticize others when one have similar weaknesses oneself. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
    Sense id: en-throw_stones_in_a_glass_house-en-verb-PSSCDr3o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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