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thrown stones in a glass house

thrown stones in a glass house is the past participle 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 thrown stones in a glass house

What is thrown stones in a glass house the past participle of?
Thrown stones in a glass house is the past participle of throw stones in a glass house.

Words near thrown stones in a glass house in the dictionary

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

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