balayer devant sa porte
French
Etymology
Compare German vor der eigenen Tür kehren, Swedish sopa rent framför egen dörr, etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.lɛ.je d(ə).vɑ̃ sa pɔʁt/, /ba.le.je d(ə).vɑ̃ sa pɔʁt/
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Verb
- (figuratively) to put one's own house in order first, to clean up one's own backyard first (before criticising other people)
See also
- c’est l’hôpital qui se moque de la charité
- c’est la poêle qui se moque du chaudron
- voir la paille dans l’œil du voisin et ne pas voir la poutre dans le sien
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