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- v. idiomatic To act self-righteously in accusing another person, believing that one is blameless.
Etymologies
- From the Bible John 8.7 where Jesus tells the accusers of a woman of adultery, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. (Wiktionary)
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