if you can't take it, (then) don't dish it out
if you can't take it, (then) don't dish it out
If you don't want to hear someone else's harsh criticisms, gibes, or insults, then don't say those kinds of things to them. You were all over your sister about her eating habits, but you start pouting when I point out that you had a cupcake for dinner last night! If you can't take it, don't dish it out.
See also: dish, if, out, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- come it
- come it (with one)
- don't get me wrong
- a sob story
- don't beat a dead horse
- all in (one's) head
- discipline
- discipline (one) for (something)
- discipline for