criticizing someone for a fault that you have too
to pass judgment on someone for a blunder you also have
to comment someone for a mistake or weakness while you also own the same
it is used to accuse someone of being a hypocrite
I can’t believe that you are upset because I was late. That is the pot calling the kettle black.
Peter called me a liar! That is the pot calling the kettle black.
“How can you blame me like that? huh! Pot calling the kettle black.”
All politicians blame each other and tell themselves good, it’s like pot calling the kettle black.
Stop accusing each other – you are both responsible for this accident. Pot calling the kettle black!
There is no origin for this idiom
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definition
Common phrase that has a specific meaning.