Phrase guide

look who's talking

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

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History

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ով էլ խոսար (ov ēl xosar) — Translations
  • Basque: eta zuk esaten duzu — Translations
  • Catalan: miri qui parla — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 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 — Translations
  • Finnish: katsos kuka puhuu — Translations
  • French: qui parle — Translations
  • French: ça te va bien de dire ça — Translations
  • French: ça te va bien — Translations
  • French: tu peux parler — Translations
  • French: tu peux causer — Translations
  • German: das musst du gerade sagen — Translations
  • Greek: κοίτα ποιος μιλάει (koíta poios miláei) — Translations
  • Icelandic: þú getur trútt um talað — Translations
  • Italian: senti chi parla — Translations
  • Japanese: どの口が言う (dono kuchi ga iu) — Translations
  • Polish: i kto tu mówi — Translations
  • Portuguese: olha quem fala — Translations
  • Portuguese: olha quem está falando — Translations
  • Russian: чья́ бы коро́ва мыча́ла (čʹjá by koróva myčála) — Translations
  • Russian: кто бы говори́л (kto by govoríl) — Translations
  • Sicilian: sta parrannu! — Translations
  • Spanish: mira quién fue a hablar — Translations
  • Spanish: mira quién habla — Translations
  • Spanish: mira quién lo dice — Translations
  • Spanish: y lo dices tú — Translations