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look who's talking

look who's talking phrase: used to highlight someone's hypocrisy by pointing out that the critic is guilty of the same fault that they attribute to or condemn in another.

Phrase

look who's talking

  1. (derogatory) Used to highlight someone's hypocrisy by pointing out that the critic is guilty of the same fault that they attribute to or condemn in another.
    Synonyms:
    hark who's talking, that's rich coming from you, you can talk, you can't talk, you're a fine one to talk, you're one to talk, you're the one to talk, you shouldn't talk, you should talk

Synonyms of look who's talking

Questions about look who's talking

What does look who's talking mean?
Look who's talking means used to highlight someone's hypocrisy by pointing out that the critic is guilty of the same fault that they attribute to or condemn in another.
What part of speech is look who's talking?
Look who's talking is a phrase.

Words near look who's talking in the dictionary

  1. look what the cat dragged in
  2. look what the cat drug in
  3. look what the cat's dragged in
  4. look what the wind blew in
  5. look who the cat dragged in
  6. look who's talking
  7. look you
  8. look'd
  9. look'st
  10. look-a-like
  11. look-alike

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