przyganiał kocioł garnkowi, a sam smoli

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “[the] cauldron was scorning [the] pot, yet it dirties with soot itself”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʂɘˈɡa.ɲaw ˈkɔ.t͡ɕɔw ɡarˈŋkɔ.vi |a‿ˈsam ˈsmɔ.li/
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Proverb

przyganiał kocioł garnkowi, a sam smoli

  1. (idiomatic) the pot is calling the kettle black (situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares)
    Synonyms: przyganiał kocioł garnkowi, przyganiał sagan garnkowi, przymawiał sagan garnkowi

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