What's this idiom or proverb? Please help!
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You want to give a criticism to someone, but you cannot because you’re not close to them, but you give that criticism to someone else and hope the other person understands.”
I will explain more so you guys can help. So let’s say you’re 3 people sitting on a table. This X person and you are close friends. You are not that close to the other Y person. You are indoors but Y starts smoking and you hate the smoke. X takes a puff from Y’s cigarette and you tell X how wrong it is to smoke indoors (and hope Y would understand and put out the cigarette).
Do you have a idiom for this?
Thank you in advance for your help.
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You want to give a criticism to someone, but you cannot because you’re not close to them, but you give that criticism to someone else and hope the other person understands.”
I will explain more so you guys can help. So let’s say you’re 3 people sitting on a table. This X person and you are close friends. You are not that close to the other Y person. You are indoors but Y starts smoking and you hate the smoke. X takes a puff from Y’s cigarette and you tell X how wrong it is to smoke indoors (and hope Y would understand and put out the cigarette).
Do you have a idiom for this?
Thank you in advance for your help.
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I switched your X and Y placement because I think they were vice versa by mistake. They can be switched back if I misunderstood somehow.
– KannE
yesterday
1
Yes, i didn’t realize. thank you!
– Ezgi
yesterday
So you are indirectly making a request? A related concept is "dropping a hint."
– user888379
yesterday
I think this is a good question, but generally speaking, you should show some research effort when asking a question in order to elicit better responses.
– KannE
yesterday
There really ought to be a saying in English along the lines of "lecturing Peter to instruct Paul"—but I can't think of one.
– Sven Yargs
yesterday
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You want to give a criticism to someone, but you cannot because you’re not close to them, but you give that criticism to someone else and hope the other person understands.”
I will explain more so you guys can help. So let’s say you’re 3 people sitting on a table. This X person and you are close friends. You are not that close to the other Y person. You are indoors but Y starts smoking and you hate the smoke. X takes a puff from Y’s cigarette and you tell X how wrong it is to smoke indoors (and hope Y would understand and put out the cigarette).
Do you have a idiom for this?
Thank you in advance for your help.
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You want to give a criticism to someone, but you cannot because you’re not close to them, but you give that criticism to someone else and hope the other person understands.”
I will explain more so you guys can help. So let’s say you’re 3 people sitting on a table. This X person and you are close friends. You are not that close to the other Y person. You are indoors but Y starts smoking and you hate the smoke. X takes a puff from Y’s cigarette and you tell X how wrong it is to smoke indoors (and hope Y would understand and put out the cigarette).
Do you have a idiom for this?
Thank you in advance for your help.
meaning idioms proverbs
meaning idioms proverbs
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I switched your X and Y placement because I think they were vice versa by mistake. They can be switched back if I misunderstood somehow.
– KannE
yesterday
1
Yes, i didn’t realize. thank you!
– Ezgi
yesterday
So you are indirectly making a request? A related concept is "dropping a hint."
– user888379
yesterday
I think this is a good question, but generally speaking, you should show some research effort when asking a question in order to elicit better responses.
– KannE
yesterday
There really ought to be a saying in English along the lines of "lecturing Peter to instruct Paul"—but I can't think of one.
– Sven Yargs
yesterday
|
show 1 more comment
I switched your X and Y placement because I think they were vice versa by mistake. They can be switched back if I misunderstood somehow.
– KannE
yesterday
1
Yes, i didn’t realize. thank you!
– Ezgi
yesterday
So you are indirectly making a request? A related concept is "dropping a hint."
– user888379
yesterday
I think this is a good question, but generally speaking, you should show some research effort when asking a question in order to elicit better responses.
– KannE
yesterday
There really ought to be a saying in English along the lines of "lecturing Peter to instruct Paul"—but I can't think of one.
– Sven Yargs
yesterday
I switched your X and Y placement because I think they were vice versa by mistake. They can be switched back if I misunderstood somehow.
– KannE
yesterday
I switched your X and Y placement because I think they were vice versa by mistake. They can be switched back if I misunderstood somehow.
– KannE
yesterday
1
1
Yes, i didn’t realize. thank you!
– Ezgi
yesterday
Yes, i didn’t realize. thank you!
– Ezgi
yesterday
So you are indirectly making a request? A related concept is "dropping a hint."
– user888379
yesterday
So you are indirectly making a request? A related concept is "dropping a hint."
– user888379
yesterday
I think this is a good question, but generally speaking, you should show some research effort when asking a question in order to elicit better responses.
– KannE
yesterday
I think this is a good question, but generally speaking, you should show some research effort when asking a question in order to elicit better responses.
– KannE
yesterday
There really ought to be a saying in English along the lines of "lecturing Peter to instruct Paul"—but I can't think of one.
– Sven Yargs
yesterday
There really ought to be a saying in English along the lines of "lecturing Peter to instruct Paul"—but I can't think of one.
– Sven Yargs
yesterday
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I switched your X and Y placement because I think they were vice versa by mistake. They can be switched back if I misunderstood somehow.
– KannE
yesterday
1
Yes, i didn’t realize. thank you!
– Ezgi
yesterday
So you are indirectly making a request? A related concept is "dropping a hint."
– user888379
yesterday
I think this is a good question, but generally speaking, you should show some research effort when asking a question in order to elicit better responses.
– KannE
yesterday
There really ought to be a saying in English along the lines of "lecturing Peter to instruct Paul"—but I can't think of one.
– Sven Yargs
yesterday