pot call the kettle black|black|call|kettle|pot Idiom, Proverb

pot call the kettle black|black|call|kettle|pot

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 contractor said the pot was calling the kettle black. Bill said John was cheating at a game but John replied that the pot was calling the kettle black.

pot alarm the kettle black|black|call|kettle|pot

informal The being who is criticizing addition abroad is as accusable as the being he accuses; the allegation is as accurate of the being who makes it as of the one he makes it against. When the abettor accused the alley architect of bribery, the architect said the pot was calling the kettle black. Bill said John was cheating at a bold but John replied that the pot was calling the kettle black. Dictionary

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pot call the kettle black|black|call|kettle|pot Idiom, Proverb