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Meaning of throw stones | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To insult or criticize someone or something.

idiomatic, often

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

throw stones in a glass house throw tantrums throw the baby out with the bathwater throw the book at throw the bull throw the bull around