the pot calling the kettle black
Definition
› something you say that means someone should not criticize another person for a fault that they have themselves: Elliott accused me of being selfish. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!Disapproving and criticizingDamaging reputation
(Definition of the pot calling the kettle black from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -basher suffix (CRITICIZE)
- -bashing suffix (CRITICIZE)
- aspersions noun
- bad-mouth verb
- be on sb's back idiom
- blast verb (CRITICIZE)
- boo noun
- boo verb
- criticism noun
- denounce verb (CRITICIZE)
- deprecate verb (NOT APPROVE)
- disapproval noun
- give sb hell idiom
- lashing noun (PUNISHMENT)
- niggle verb (CRITICIZE)
- opprobrium noun
- slam verb
- take a dim view of sth idiom
- there you are idiom
- turn on sb phrasal verb
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Disapproving & criticizing
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