Meaning of the pot calling the kettle black In English

• 0 something you say that means people should not criticize someone else for a fault that they have themselves:

  • Elliott accused me of being selfish. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!

• 1 a situation in which one person criticizes another for a fault the first person also has:

  • Sean called me a liar – that's the pot calling the kettle black!