throw stones in a glass house
To criticize others when one has similar weaknesses oneselfTo criticize others when one has similar weaknesses oneself.
» Tom threw his son out of the house.
Том вышвырнул сына из дома. — marafon
Том выгнал сына из дома. — marafon
Том вигнав сина з дому. — deniko
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1 senses(idiomatic)To criticize others when one has similar weaknesses oneself.
Examples
36 sentencesTom threw his son out of the house.
Том вигнав сина з дому. — deniko
ruТом вышвырнул сына из дома. — marafon
I was thrown out of the house with everything I owned.
Мене викинули з будинку з усім, що в мене було. — aandrusiak
deIch bin aus dem Haus geworfen worden mit Allem was ich hatte. — Esperantostern
He got thrown out of the house.
Tom threw me out of the house.
ruТом вышвырнул меня из дома. — marafon
deTom warf mich aus dem Haus. — Naina
Tom threw Mary out of the house.
Forms
throws stones in a glass house, throwing stones in a glass house, threw stones in a glass house, thrown stones in a glass house| Base form | throw stones in a glass house · to throw stones in a glass house |
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| 3rd person singular | throws stones in a glass house |
| Present participle | throwing stones in a glass house |
| Past simple | threw stones in a glass house |
| Past participle | thrown stones in a glass house |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | throw stones in a glass house |
| he, she, it | throws stones in a glass house |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | threw stones in a glass house |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have thrown stones in a glass house |
| he, she, it | has thrown stones in a glass house |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will throw stones in a glass house |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.