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threw stones in a glass house

threw stones in a glass house is the simple past of throw stones in a glass house.

Meaning of throw stones in a glass house

Verb

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 has similar weaknesses oneself.

Questions about threw stones in a glass house

What is threw stones in a glass house the simple past of?
Threw stones in a glass house is the simple past of throw stones in a glass house.

Words near threw stones in a glass house in the dictionary

  1. threw something in someone's face
  2. threw something in someone's teeth
  3. threw spaghetti against the wall
  4. threw spaghetti at the wall
  5. threw stones
  6. threw stones in a glass house
  7. threw tantrums
  8. threw the baby out with the bathwater
  9. threw the book at
  10. threw the bull
  11. threw the bull around

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