cast the first stone

cast the first stone
cast the first stone
Fig. to make the first criticism; to be the first to attack. (From a biblical quotation.) •

Well, I don't want to be the one to cast the first stone, but she sang horribly.

John always casts the first stone. Does he think he's perfect?

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{v. phr.}, {literary} To be the first to blame someone, lead accusers against a wrongdoer. * /Jesus said that a person who was without sin could cast the first stone./ * /Although Ben saw the girl cheating, he did not want to cast the first stone./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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