PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULDN'T THROW STONES

Meaning of PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULDN'T THROW STONES in English

people who have faults should not criticize others

Perfect people can be critical, but people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

PEOPLE (WHO LIVE) IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULDN'T THROW STONES — ( saying ) you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULDN'T THROW STONES — people who have faults should not criticize others Perfect people can be critical, but people who live in glass houses …
English Idioms vocab
THROW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a court dismisses/throws out sth (= refuses to allow or consider something ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STONES — geographical name river 60 miles (96 kilometers ) central Tennessee flowing NW into Cumberland River
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PEOPLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) hamlet people People's Republic of China Lao People's Democratic Republic Socialist People's Libyan Arab …
Английский словарь Британика
GLASS — I Solid material, typically a mix of inorganic compounds, usually transparent or translucent, hard, brittle, and impervious to the natural …
Английский словарь Британика
WHO — I. (|)hü, _ü pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwā; akin to Old High German hwer, interrog. pron., who, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
T — I. ˈtē noun ( plural t's or ts ˈtēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 20th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEOPLE — I. ˈpēpəl noun ( plural people or peoples ; see numbered senses ) Etymology: Middle English peple, poeple, from Old …
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LIVE
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GLASS — I. ˈglas, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English glas, from Old English glæs; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STONES — plural of stone present third singular of stone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHO — (object.) Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular or plural. …
Английский словарь Webster
HOUSES — (pl. ) of House
Английский словарь Webster
WHO — ( object. ) Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOUSES — ( pl. ) of House
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHO — /hooh/ , pron.; possessive whose; objective whom . 1. what person or persons?: Who did it? 2. (of a person) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THROW
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PEOPLE — — peopleless , adj. — peopler , n. /pee"peuhl/ , n. , pl. peoples for 4, v. , peopled, peopling …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THROW — I. ˈthrō verb ( threw ˈthrü ; thrown ˈthrōn ; throw·ing ) Etymology: Middle English thrawen, throwen to cause to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEOPLE — I. ˈpē-pəl noun ( plural people ) Etymology: Middle English peple, from Anglo-French pople, peple, peuple, from Latin populus Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIVE — I. ˈliv verb ( lived ; liv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English libban; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STONES — geographical name river 60 miles (96 kilometers ) central Tennessee flowing NW into Cumberland River
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHO — pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwā; akin to Old High German hwer, interrogative pronoun, who, Latin quis, Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHO — pron one; any; one. 2. who (·obj) originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; used always substantively, …
Webster English vocab
THROW — noun a stroke; a blow. 2. throw ·noun an effort; a violent sally. 3. throw ·noun a turner's lathe; a …
Webster English vocab
LIVE — adj vivid; bright. 2. live ·noun life. 3. live ·adj having life; alive; living; not dead. 4. live ·adj imparting …
Webster English vocab
HOUSES — pl of house.
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GLASS — vt to case in glass. 2. glass ·vt anything made of glass. 3. glass ·vt a looking-glass; a mirror. 4. …
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WHO — [who] pron [ME, fr. OE hwa; akin to OHG hwer, interrog. pron., who, L quis, Gk tis, L qui, rel. …
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THROW — [throw] vb threw ; thrown ; throw.ing [ME thrawen, throwen to cause to twist, throw, fr. OE thrawan to cause …
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LIVE — [live] vb lived ; liv.ing [ME, fr. OE libban; akin to OHG leben to live] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GLASS — an inorganic solid material that is usually transparent or translucent as well as hard, brittle, and impervious to the natural …
Britannica English vocabulary
LIVE — I live BrE AmE v lɪv ▷ lived lɪvd ▷ lives lɪvz ▷ living ˈlɪv ɪŋ II live adjective, adverb …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOUSES — houses from ▷ house noun, verb ˈhaʊz ɪz -əz (!)
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIVE — I . / lɪv; NAmE / verb —see also live (II) IN A PLACE 1. [ v + adv. / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROW — / θrəʊ; NAmE θroʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( threw / θruː; NAmE /, thrown / θrəʊn; NAmE θroʊn/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
T — (also t ) / tiː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Ts , T's , t's …
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PEOPLE — / ˈpiːpl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ pl. ] persons; men, women and children : At …
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GLASS — / glɑːs; NAmE glæs/ noun , verb ■ noun TRANSPARENT SUBSTANCE 1. [ U ] a hard, usually transparent, substance …
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WHO — I. Who, Dr BrE AmE ⇨ see ↑ Dr Who II. Who, The BrE AmE a British ↑ rock group …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THROW — I. throw 1 S1 W1 /θrəʊ $ θroʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense threw /θruː/, past participle thrown /θrəʊn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEOPLE — I. peo ‧ ple 1 S1 W1 /ˈpiːp ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIVE — I. live 1 S1 W1 /lɪv/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: verb : ↑ live , ↑ outlive , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GLASS — I. glass 1 S1 W1 /ɡlɑːs $ ɡlæs/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ glass , glasses, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHO — pron. (obj. whom or colloq. who; poss. whose) 1 a what or which person or persons? (who called?; you know …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PEOPLE — n. & v. --n. 1 (usu. as pl.) a persons composing a community, tribe, race, nation, etc. (the English people; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIVE — v. 1 intr. have (esp. animal) life; be or remain alive. 2 intr. (foll. by on) subsist or feed (lives …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GLASS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) a hard, brittle, usu. transparent, translucent, or shiny substance, made by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHO — pron. (obj. whom or colloq. who; poss. whose) 1 a what or which person or persons? (who called?; you know …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THROW — v. & n. v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PEOPLE — n. & v. n. 1 (usu. as pl.) a persons composing a community, tribe, race, nation, etc. (the English people; …
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LIVE — adj. 1 (attrib.) that is alive; living. 2 (of a broadcast) heard or seen at the time of its performance, …
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GLASS — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a (often attrib.) a hard, brittle, usu. transparent, translucent, or shiny substance, made by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHO — pron. (obj. whom or colloq. who; poss. whose) 1. a what or which person or persons? (who called?; you know …
Oxford English vocab
THROW — v. & n. --v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1. propel with some force through the air or in a …
Oxford English vocab
PEOPLE — n. & v. --n. 1. (usu. as pl.) a persons composing a community, tribe, race, nation, etc. (the English people; …
Oxford English vocab
LIVE — 1. v. 1. intr. have (esp. animal) life; be or remain alive. 2 intr. (foll. by on) subsist or feed …
Oxford English vocab
GLASS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1. a (often attrib.) a hard, brittle, usu. transparent, translucent, or shiny substance, made by …
Oxford English vocab
LIVE — I. VERB USES /lɪv/ ( lives, living, lived) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROW — ( throws, throwing, threw, thrown) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When …
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PEOPLE — ( peoples, peopling, peopled) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. People are …
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