throw stones en · VERB
Meanings
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(followed by at, idiomatic, often) To insult or criticize someone or something.
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.
2018 November 26, Alex Abad-Santos, “China has helped Venom become an $822 million box office success”, in Vox:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thrown stones | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| throws stones | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| threw stones | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| throwing stones | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
throw stones in a glass house · cast the first stone · people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones