the pot calling the kettle black

Meaning

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   used to say that you should not criticize sb for a fault that you have yourself

   Frame you? Boy, if that isn't the pot calling the kettle black.

In the movies · 1

• Frame you? Boy, if that isn't the pot calling the kettle black.Trading Places1983
• Well, ain't that the pot calling the kettle black?Leave the World Behind2023
• That wouldn't be the big pot calling the little kettle black, would it?Gilda1946

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