词汇 "put your own house in order" 在中文的含义

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put your own house in order

US /pʊt jʊər oʊn haʊs ɪn ˈɔːrdər/
UK /pʊt jɔːr əʊn haʊs ɪn ˈɔːrdər/
"put your own house in order" picture

成语

管好自己的事, 整顿内部

to solve your own problems or organize your own affairs before criticizing or trying to control other people's problems or affairs

示例:
Before you criticize my messy desk, you should put your own house in order.
在你批评我凌乱的桌子之前,你应该先管好你自己的事
The government needs to put its own house in order before lecturing other countries.
政府在教训其他国家之前,需要先管好自己的事