the pot calling the kettle black

Significato

criticising someone for a fault you also have

Criticare qualcuno per un difetto che si ha a propria volta.

Esempi

1. 1Leo called me lazy, which was the pot calling the kettle black.
2. 2My sister says I spend too long on my phone. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!
3. 3Ben complained that I'm always late, but that's the pot calling the kettle black; he's never on time.
4. 4Isn't it the pot calling the kettle black when a messy flatmate criticises your kitchen?
5. 5After his hour-long phone calls, the boss telling us to stop chatting felt like the pot calling the kettle black.

Grammatica

Si usa come commento a sé, di solito dopo that's, it's o talk about. La forma calling resta nella forma in -ing.