| 单词 | pot calling the kettle black, the |
| 释义 | pot calling the kettle black, theAccusing someone of faults that one has oneself, as in Tom's criticizing Dexter for dubious line calls is a case of the pot calling the kettle black, since Tom's about the worst line judge I've ever seen. This expression dates from the days of open-hearth cooking, which blackens practically all the utensils used. [Early 1600s] Words nearby pot calling the kettle black, thePlayboy of the Western World, The, plot thickens, the, Portrait of a Lady, The, Possessed, The, Potato Eaters, The, pot calling the kettle black, the, powers that be, the, Prairie, The, price is right, the, Prince, The, “The Princess and the Pea” The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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