pot calling the kettle black

Cultural  

1. Criticizing others for the very fault one possesses: “I wouldn't call him lazy if I were you, Andy; that would be the pot calling the kettle black.”

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Example Sentences

As we used to say in Scranton, that’s the pot calling the kettle black.

From Salon

Most people understand the concept of projection: The pot calling the kettle black, which tends to happen when something we don't like about ourselves leads us to point fingers at somebody else.

From Salon

McEnroe had called Kyrgios' behaviour embarrassing and conceded that it could be seen as "the pot calling the kettle black", given the American's own arguments with umpires during his career.

From BBC

For the association to criticize the Virginia Department of Education for not following good procedure and then neglect to give every superintendent a chance to weigh in “was a little bit of the pot calling the kettle black, a little hypocritical,” the superintendent said.

From Washington Post

One might argue that this was the pot calling the kettle black.

From New York Times