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词汇 can-talk
释义

someone can talk!


idiom informal(also mainly UKsomeone can't talk!); (US alsosomeone should talk!)
someone has no right to say a particular thing, used especially when someone criticizes another person for something that is true about themselves:
"I'm not interested in hearing other people's rants about everything." "You can talk! All you ever do is rant!"
She catalogues his faults - pettiness, bad temper, jealousy - to which he replies "You can talk."
"He told me off for being late." "He can't talk! He's never on time!"
I know I can hardly talk, being divorced myself, but I couldn't believe the marriage only lasted three months.
"Why don't you relax?" "You should talk!"
When you've taught as long as she has, then you can talk.
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