People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

A phrase one can say meaning people should not criticize others for faults that they have themselves

Zach told me I had bad taste in music. I replied by telling him that people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

by katie was here November 19, 2007

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

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

things filled with beans that shouldn't be

The ultimate pass time. When you take beans, and put then in places where they shouldn't be, especially your foreskin. But socks and electronic devices work well too. Sometimes you'll get a chuckle, sometimes a full laugh, but always your soul will be filled and you will have purpose in life. It's not just a meme, it's a way of life.

Those shoes aren't supposed to be full of beans but they are. Things filled with beans that shouldn't be.

by Doosh Bigelow January 12, 2022

I shouldn't have googled “Drifting Virtuoso”.

I shouldn't have googled “Drifting Virtuoso”.

I shouldn't have googled “Drifting Virtuoso”, I googled it for who knows why and ended up with really disturbing Richard Wellington pictures, now I can't take off my mind the sole image of those google search results. I want to dive myself in bleach with my eyes wide open so I can never see those again. This would’ve been a great day to go blind, fuck google images. I want to die.

I shouldn't have googled “Drifting Virtuoso”.
I shouldn't have googled “Drifting Virtuoso”, I googled it for who knows why and ended up with really disturbing Richard Wellington pictures, now I can't take off my mind the sole image of those google search results. I want to dive myself in bleach with my eyes wide open so I can never see those again. This would’ve been a great day to go blind, fuck google images. I want to die.

by The SQUIP April 5, 2022

Mountains shouldn't flatten themselves to fight dirt

People of a high-status should never downgrade themselves to the same tactics that lowlifes do; which includes but, not limited to trash-talk, mudslinging, rumor spreading, gossiping, slandering, lying etc.

Ronald Reagan always believed Mountains shouldn't flatten themselves to fight dirt and that's why he never ran on a slander campaign.

by EmJayee February 9, 2021

This word shouldn't get accepted after it's reviewed

This shouldn't get accepted

This word shouldn't get accepted after it's reviewed

by Ultimate0 March 4, 2021

You shouldn't need me to tell you that

You just want a pound of flesh for saying things you don't like.

Hym "You shouldn't need me to tell you that and it's several orders of magnitude beneath the severity of my actual grievance is actually go fuck yourself. And the existence of higher orders of magnitude doesn't invalidate the assertion the mine needs to be remediation BEFORE yours fuck face. I've heard of rapes being remediated haven't I? 0 cases of weaponized schizophrenia though. Seriously. What the fuck is wrong with you?

by Hym Iam July 14, 2025