the pot calling the kettle black
/ðə ˌpɒt ˌkɔːlɪŋ ðə ˌketl ˈblæk/INFORMAL · C1
中文对应完全对应
五十步笑百步
字面意思: «锅说水壶黑»
含义
criticising someone for a fault you also have
批评别人有自己也有的毛病.
例句
- 1Leo called me lazy, which was the pot calling the kettle black.
- 2My sister says I spend too long on my phone. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!
- 3Ben complained that I'm always late, but that's the pot calling the kettle black; he's never on time.
- 4Isn't it the pot calling the kettle black when a messy flatmate criticises your kitchen?
- 5After his hour-long phone calls, the boss telling us to stop chatting felt like the pot calling the kettle black.
语法
作为完整的评论使用,通常跟在 that's、it's 或 talk about 之后。calling 保持 -ing 形式。
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