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people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
peo-ple who live in -glass -hous-es should-n't throw -s-tones
IPA
72
Scrabble Score
45
Letters
8
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

One should not criticize others if one has similar weaknesses.

Inflected Forms

people who live in glass houses should not throw stones (alternative) people that live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones (alternative) people that live in glass houses should not throw stones (alternative) those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones (alternative) those who live in glass houses should not throw stones (alternative)

Phrases

cast the first stone pot calling the kettle black

Frequently Paired Words

cast the first stone hypocrisy pot calling the kettle black

Synonyms

judge not, that ye be not judged

Questions

What does people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones mean?
One should not criticize others if one has similar weaknesses.

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