look who's talking

phrase

Used to highlight someone's hypocrisy by pointing out that the critic is guilty of the same fault that they attribute to or condemn in another.

Similar
hark who's talkingthat's rich coming from youyou can talkyou can't talkyou're a fine one to talkyou're one to talkyou're the one to talkyou shouldn't talk
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Meanings

phrase
  1. derogatoryUsed to highlight someone's hypocrisy by pointing out that the critic is guilty of the same fault that they attribute to or condemn in another.

    Synonyms: hark who's talking, that's rich coming from you, you can talk, you can't talk, you're a fine one to talk, you're one to talk, you're the one to talk, you shouldn't talk

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseUsed to highlight someone's hypocrisy by pointing out that the critic is guilty of the same fault that they attribute to or condemn in another.

Similar
hark who's talkingthat's rich coming from youyou can talkyou can't talkyou're a fine one to talkyou're one to talkyou're the one to talkyou shouldn't talkyou should talk
Also see
hark who's talkingyou can talkyou can't talkyou shouldn't talkyou should talk

Translations

Basque eta zuk esaten duzu
  • eta zuk esaten duzuTranslations
Catalan miri qui parla
  • miri qui parlaTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 虧你有臉說別人 /亏你有脸说别人
  • 虧你有臉說別人 /亏你有脸说别人 (kuī nǐ yǒu liǎn shuō biérén)Translations
Finnish (siinä on) paraskin puhuja, katsos kuka puhuu
  • (siinä on) paraskin puhujaTranslations
  • katsos kuka puhuuTranslations
French qui parle, ça te va bien de dire ça
  • qui parleTranslations
  • ça te va bien de dire çaTranslations
  • ça te va bienTranslations
  • tu peux parlerTranslations
  • tu peux causerTranslations
German das musst du gerade sagen
  • das musst du gerade sagenTranslations
Greek κοίτα ποιος μιλάει
  • κοίτα ποιος μιλάει (koíta poios miláei)Translations
Icelandic þú getur trútt um talað
  • þú getur trútt um talaðTranslations
Italian senti chi parla
  • senti chi parlaTranslations
Japanese どの口が言う
  • どの口が言う (dono kuchi ga iu)Translations
Polish i kto tu mówi
  • i kto tu mówiTranslations
Portuguese olha quem fala, olha quem está falando
  • olha quem falaTranslations
  • olha quem está falandoTranslations
Russian чья́ бы коро́ва мыча́ла, кто бы говори́л
  • чья́ бы коро́ва мыча́ла (čʹjá by koróva myčála)Translations
  • кто бы говори́л (kto by govoríl)Translations
Spanish mira quién fue a hablar, mira quién habla
  • mira quién fue a hablarTranslations
  • mira quién hablaTranslations
  • mira quién lo diceTranslations
  • y lo dices túTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

look who's talking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20who's%20talking

MLA

“look who's talking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20who's%20talking. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “look who's talking,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/look%20who's%20talking.

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