throw stones

English

Verb

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

1. (idiomatic, often followed by at) To insult or criticize someone or something.
   • 2018 November 26, Alex Abad-Santos, “China has helped Venom become an $822 million box office success”, in Vox‎^[1]:

     Chinese memes about Venom, combined with the silliness of Sony’s charm offensive and Venom’s depicted earnestness, seem to have generated huge interest in the movie from Chinese audiences. And before we throw stones at Chinese teratophilia, you have to remember that there are plenty of Americans who want to do bad things with the symbiote too.

Related terms

• throw stones in a glass house
• people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
• cast the first stone

Further reading

• “throw stones” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.