pot calling the kettle black

jelentés / meaning: 
Bagoly mondja verébnek, (hogy nagy a feje)

 angol verzióban: ~ Üst mondja ,kannának hogy fekete.
pot= fazék, üst, edény
kettle: vízforraló kanna, 

the person accusing (the "pot") shares some quality with the target of their accusation (the "kettle")


 példák / examples:
  • Pot calling the kettle black!
  • A classic case of the pot calling the kettle black is to be found in today's gospel.
  • It was like the pot calling the kettle black when the woman who is always late for work criticized her coworker for also coming late.