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    pot calling the kettle black

    US /pɑt ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə ˈkɛtl blæk/

    ・

    UK /pɒt ˈkɔ:lɪŋ ðə ˈketl blæk/

    C1
    idm.Accusing someone of a fault one also has; hypocrisy.
    You're the pot calling the kettle black by blaming me first.

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    7 Common English Proverbs: “spill the beans”, “bring home the bacon”, “too many cooks...”

    08:387 Common English Proverbs: “spill the beans”, “bring home the bacon”, “too many cooks...”
    • So, we say, "It's like the pot calling the kettle black." So, there's a pot and the kettle.

      So, we say, "It's like the pot calling the kettle black." So, there's a pot and the kettle.

    • So we say it's like the pot calling the kettle black.

      So we say it's like the pot calling the kettle black.

    B1