throw stones

Verb

Meaning

throw stones (third-person singular simple present throws stones, present participle throwing stones, simple past threw stones, past participle thrown stones)

(idiomatic, often followed by at) To insult or criticize someone or something.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks. Winston Churchill

Though boys throw stones at frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, but in earnest. Bion of Borysthenes

192. Whose house is of glasse must not throw stones at another. George Herbert

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. English Proverb

The hunter in pursuit of an elephant does not stop to throw stones at birds. Kiganda Proverb

He who has a glass roof must not throw stones at his neighbour's. Portuguese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

throw spaghetti against the wall throw spaghetti at the wall throw stick throw stones in a glass house throw tantrums throw the baby out with the bath water