people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

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

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  • 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

  • glass — glass1 W1S1 [gla:s US glæs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(transparent material)¦ 2¦(for drinking)¦ 3¦(amount of liquid)¦ 4¦(for eyes)¦ 5¦(glass objects)¦ 6 people in glass houses shouldn t throw stones 7 under glass 8¦(mirror)¦ 9 the glass ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • glass — 1 noun 1 TRANSPARENT (U) a transparent solid substance, for example used for making windows and bottles: a glass bowl | Polly cut herself on a piece of broken glass. 2 FOR DRINKING (C) a container used for drinking made of glass, or the drink in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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