put own house in order

put one's own house in order

to make one's own affairs right, before or instead of criticizing someone else. (See also put one's house in order.) You should put your own house in order before criticizing someone else. I have to put my own house in order before I criticize others.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Delores	də-LAWR-is	English
Heilyn	-	Welsh
DeÒIridh	-	Scottish
Nina (1)	NEE-nah (Russian, Italian, German, Finnish, Polish), NEE-nə (English)	Russian, Italian, English, German, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Polish, Slove
Nydia	NID-ee-ə (English)	English (Rare), Spanish, Literature
Anna	['ænə]