the pot calling the kettle black

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criticising someone for a fault you also have

자기도 가진 결점으로 남을 비난하는 일.

예문

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.

문법

하나의 논평처럼 통째로 쓰며, 보통 that's, it's, talk about 뒤에 온다. calling은 늘 -ing 형이다.