People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

Related to word: glass

Idiom

Definition

  1. This idiom advises against criticizing others for flaws or faults that one possesses themselves.

    己身不正,不应評人

    • He always criticizes others' mistakes, yet he often makes the same ones himself; it's a classic case of 'people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones'.

      他總是批評別人的錯誤,但他自己經常犯同樣的錯誤;這就是典型的『住在玻璃屋裡的人不應該扔石頭』。

    • Before you criticize her work style, you should examine your own; remember, 'people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones'.

      在批評她的工作方式之前,你應該先檢視自己;記住,『住在玻璃屋裡的人不應該扔石頭』。

    • She shouldn't be so harsh on her colleague for being late, as she is often late herself; it's a clear case of 'people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones'.

      她不應該對同事遲到如此苛刻,因為她自己經常遲到;這就是典型的『住在玻璃屋裡的人不應該扔石頭』。