"throw stones" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: throws stones [present, singular, third-person], throwing stones [participle, present], threw stones [past], thrown stones [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> stones}} throw stones (third-person singular simple present throws stones, present participle throwing stones, simple past threw stones, past participle thrown stones)
  1. (idiomatic, often followed by at) To insult or criticize someone or something. Tags: idiomatic, often Related terms: throw stones in a glass house, people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, cast the first stone
    Sense id: en-throw_stones-en-verb-~9c7oQjv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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