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Caroline Tran
2021-03-16 07:03
The pot calling the kettle black saying informal
Used to describe a situation in which people criticize and blame someone else for a fault, mistake or weakness that they also have themselves
I can’t believe that he accused me of being selfish. That is the pot calling the kettle black.
Your judgement sounds like the pot calling the kettle black.
If one commits three mistakes, transgressions, or infractions, he or she will be dismissed or punished very severely.
Have eccentric ideas, behaviours or actions; be crazy
1. To be severely judged or criticized
2. To be attacked by gunshots
A harsh criticism.
This idiom originated from at least the 1600s, when most cooking used open hearths. The smoke from that turned utensils (including both pots and kettles) black, which made them share the same feature. The idiom is first recorded in Thomas Shelton's translation of the Spanish novel Don Quixote.
Do you see anything wrong?
people often do irrational or foolish things when they are in love.
I and my boyfriend have decided to get married in the summer. I don't think that's wise, since we won't have enough money saved by then to set up house. But then, one cannot love and be wise.
