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Commonly misinterpreted as being a proverb warning against hypocrisy. This is incorrect.

The actual meaning is closer to that of "if you can't take it, don't dish it out".

if you are a type of person who is easily offended, do not go around offending people unless you can handle being offended yourself.
Person A - Katie is such a bitch. All I did was say she was a little bit fat, and she's going around calling me a stupid cow behind my back!

Person B - People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
by Dhalphir October 27, 2011
mugGet the People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesmug.
A term in Hebrew which is used to clarify to someone that he is awkwardly not up to date, it also suggests that that someone has no friends whatsoever. It is accompanied by a patronizing look on the face of the one who says it.
Dude 1 : dude! John and Susan broke up!
Dude 2 : man..where do you live..? they broke up last week.
by Zedsdead August 28, 2005
mugGet the Where do you live? (eifo ata chai)mug.
What is said about someone who is a tight wad and/or rich and has fallen on hard times and lost all there money. And you hate there guts.
I hate that Donald Trump! I don't care if he has to suck dicks for a living.
by Deep blue 2012 May 9, 2010
mugGet the I don't care if he has to suck dicks for a livingmug.
The saddest song known to mankind duh. Alexander Hamilton dies and everybody cared but just couldn't show it while he was alive except for Eliza and Angelica. Also the last song in the Hamilton playlist.
Who lives who dies who tells your story... *Burst into a rampage of tears*
by Cows and minecraft fnaf January 14, 2020
mugGet the who lives who dies who tells your storymug.
Just like the movieThe dark knight rises

But instead you need to give people the L if not one day you will be on the receiving end of it
Hey man “you either give the L, Or live long enough to take the L
by marksf March 27, 2022
mugGet the You either give the L, Or live long enough to take the Lmug.

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