beam in one's own eye

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Definition of beam in one's own eye words

noun beam in one's own eye a major moral flaw in oneself which one ignores while criticizing minor faults in others 3

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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