Teacher : Andrew.

When Andrew brought this expression, there were different opinions about the origin of it.

He thought it is because other people can break your house easily but many of us thought it is because the stones thrown by the owner from the inside of the house will break his/her own house.

Then Andrew came out with some of the documents from the Internet supporting his opinion. But Jake still thinks thoss are not reliable.

Well, anyways, I am not sure which opinion is correct but basically this means do not ctiticize other people since you also have the same weaknesses.

This is one of my favorites since this is really true and people including me also forget about it and criticize other people without even thinking too much about consequences.

So, let’s not throw stones because everybody lives in a glass house!!!

Teacher: Andrew.

Definition: to take or borrow from one in order to give or pay something owed to another.

Example: “Don’t think borrowing money from bank to pay your bills! It’s robbing Peter to pay Paul!”

So what do you think? Do you use this expression a lot in your days? If so, what is your examples?

Teacher : Andrew.

This expression is based on the story of the Pied Piper, who removed the rats from a town and when not paid for it, he took their children instead!

In my work environment, the following would be one example.

“If we do not test the software now more rigorously, sooner or later, we might need to pay the piper.”

Now, do you think this is a very useful expression? Would you use it in your daily life and, if so, what is your example?