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Pot Calling the Kettle Black
What does Pot Calling the Kettle Black mean? | Someone who criticises another but who is just as
much at fault themselves. | George complaining that I talk too much is kind of like the pot calling the kettle black.
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pot calling the kettle black
What does pot calling the kettle black mean? | the person who criticizes/accuses someone else is as guilty as the person he or she criticizes/accuses | My friend criticized me for not changing jobs but that is like the pot calling the kettle black. She will not change jobs either.
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pot calling the kettle black
What does pot calling the kettle black mean? | the person who criticizes or accuses someone else is as guilty as the person he or she criticizes or accuses |
My friend criticized me for not changing jobs but that is like the pot calling the kettle black. She will not change jobs either.
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pot calling the kettle black
What does pot calling the kettle black mean? | a person who is criticizing someone else may be as guilty as the person who he or she criticizes |
It was like the pot calling the kettle black when the woman who is always late for work criticized her coworker for also being late.
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Some Random Idioms
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keep (something) under wraps
What does "keep (something) under wraps" mean? | keep something concealed (until some future date) | We decided to keep our plans for the new project under wraps.
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What's new?
What does "What's new?" mean? | What have you been doing? | "What's new?", I asked my friend after I hadn't seen him for three months.
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rear its ugly head
What does "rear its ugly head" mean? | something unpleasant appears or becomes obvious after being hidden | The problem of mold has reared its ugly head in our house again.
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on one's mind
What does "on one's mind" mean? | occupying one's thoughts, currently being thought about | Recently I have had many things on my mind.
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count noses
What does "count noses" mean? | count the number of people | The teacher stopped to count noses several times during the field trip.
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press the flesh
What does "press the flesh" mean? | (a politician) shakes hands with people in order to become more popular | The politician spent most of the weekend pressing the flesh in the shopping mall.
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G2G
What does "G2G" mean? | got to go |
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there are none so blind/deaf as those who will not see/hear
What does "there are none so blind/deaf as those who will not see/hear" mean? | people will not see or hear what they do not want to see or hear | There's none so blind as those who will not see and the mother refused to believe that her son was the cause of so much trouble in the community.
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make (someone) sick
What does "make (someone) sick" mean? | disgust someone | The attitude of the woman next door makes me sick.
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all in one piece
What does "all in one piece" mean? | safely, without damage |
Our furniture arrived all in one piece after we moved.
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