That's the pot calling the kettle black.
- That's the pot calling the kettle black.
The pot is calling the kettle black. & That's the pot calling the kettle black.
Prov. You should not criticize someone for a fault that you have too. (Not polite to say about the person you are addressing.) •
Bill told Barbara she was sloppy, but Bill never cleans up after himself, either. That's the pot calling the kettle black.
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My sister says I dress funny, but if you've seen some of the clothes she wears, you know it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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pot call the kettle black — {informal} The person who is criticizing someone else is as guilty as the person he accuses; the charge is as true of the person who makes it as of the one he makes it against. * /When the commissioner accused the road builder of bribery, the… … Dictionary of American idioms
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