| 释义 |
Idiom You can talk! British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal something that you say when someone criticizes another person for doing something that they do themselves.'He's a terrible driver.' 'You can talk!'And you're telling me I'm lazy? You should talk!
you can talkYou are guilty of the same thing you have just criticized. A: "Kathy never pays attention in class." B: "You can talk! Just today I saw you reading a magazine during the lecture." ˈyou can/can’t talk (also look who’s ˈtalking, you’re a ˈfine one to talk) (spoken) you should not criticize somebody because you are also guilty of the same fault: ‘He’s always late for appointments.’ ‘You can talk! You’re hardly ever on time yourself.’‘George is so careless with money.’ ‘Look who’s talking!’ |